Birth of a Giant Iceberg -- Unprecedented Aerial View | Video

4,728 views · Published 14 May 2012 · 3:48 · Indexed 25 September 2026

Channel: Live Science · 2012 · Science & Technology

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An enormous plain of Antarctic ice is splitting in two. Airborne NASA scientists discovered the nearly 20 mile-long crack during a research flight, capturing its contours by laser imaging. From our video series Over Earth with Andrea Mustain.

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