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A Chip off the King Baudouin Ice Shelf
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A Chip off the King Baudouin Ice Shelf

In January 2015, a new iceberg broke off from an ice shelf in East Antarctica that had otherwise been quiet for decades.

Published Feb 7, 2015

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Antarctica’s Changing Larsen Ice Shelf
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Antarctica’s Changing Larsen Ice Shelf

When this closely watched slab of floating ice births a giant iceberg, it will not be the first time it has seen dramatic change.

Published Feb 7, 2017

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Wilkins Ice Bridge Collapse
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Wilkins Ice Bridge Collapse

This approximately true-color image shows ice fragments left over from previous breakups of the Wilkins Ice Shelf.

Published Apr 19, 2009

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Rapid Sea Ice Breakup along the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf
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Rapid Sea Ice Breakup along the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf

An area of sea ice larger than the state of Rhode Island can be seen breaking from the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf in this series of photo-like images.

Published Jan 15, 2010

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Ice in the Weddell Sea
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Ice in the Weddell Sea

Areas of new sea ice are visible in the vicinity of the Larsen C ice shelf off the Antarctic Peninsula.

Published Jan 2, 2018

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Amery Ice Shelf
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Amery Ice Shelf

Rifts form a triple junction along the edge of a giant loose tooth in East Antarctica.

Published Feb 12, 2012

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Getting to Know Getz
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Getting to Know Getz

Parts of this fast-melting ice shelf in West Antarctica were mapped and measured during an Operation IceBridge science flight.

Published Nov 10, 2016

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Fragments of Larsen B Ice Shelf Lingered Until 2005
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Fragments of Larsen B Ice Shelf Lingered Until 2005

Acquired in 2003, 2004,and 2005, these images show an intermittently ice-filled bay in the wake of the 2002 collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Published Apr 9, 2010

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Wilkins Ice Bridge Collapse
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Wilkins Ice Bridge Collapse

A narrow ice bridge connecting Charcot Island and Latady Island broke apart in April 2009.

Published Apr 8, 2009

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