Polar Researchers Spot Two Rectangular Icebergs

By Evan Gough October 24, 2018
Polar Researchers Spot Two Rectangular Icebergs

"I often see icebergs with relatively straight edges, but I've not really seen one before with two corners at such right angles like this one had.” - Jeremy Harbeck, NASA Scientist, Operation IceBridge

The famous @NASA_ICE square iceberg has been moving quite a lot, and indeed cracked up a bit in recent days (becoming more square, oddly enough). Nice sleuthing w/ @albgarci. https://t.co/dxVANLMnU8

The famous @NASA_ICE square iceberg has been moving quite a lot, and indeed cracked up a bit in recent days (becoming more square, oddly enough). Nice sleuthing w/ @albgarci. https://t.co/dxVANLMnU8

Sources:

  • NASA Press Release: "2 Rectangular Icebergs Spotted on NASA IceBridge Flight"

  • NASA: IceBridge Mission Overview

  • Wikipedia entry: Larsen Ice Shelf

  • NASA: ICESat2

  • NASA: ICESat

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