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NASA Spacecraft Images Massive Crack in Antarctica Pine Island Glacier

NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team2011-11-15

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This image from NASA Terra spacecraft shows a massive crack across the Pine Island Glacier, a major ice stream that drains the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Eventually, the crack will extend all the way across the glacier.

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  • Title: NASA Spacecraft Images Massive Crack in Antarctica Pine Island Glacier
  • Creator: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
  • Date Created: 2011-11-15
  • Rights: JPL
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