Icebergs - NASA Earthdata
Dec 12, 2025 · NASA's iceberg data includes current and historical measurements useful for mapping icebergs, glaciers that calve them, and their characteristics.
Iceberg A23a in the Southern Ocean, Antarctica - Earthdata
Feb 27, 2024 · Iceberg A23a calved from the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf (on the northwestern side of Antarctica) in 1986 and had been stuck in the Weddell Sea off the coast of West Antarctica until it …
Glacier Power: What is Glacial Calving? - NASA Earthdata
Dec 12, 2025 · Glacier Power: What is Glacial Calving? When a piece of a glacier breaks off, it's called calving, and results in an iceberg.
Iceberg A23A Grounded Near South Georgia Island - Earthdata
Mar 4, 2025 · Iceberg A23A was captured in this false-color corrected reflectance (Bands 7-2-1) image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua platform on …
Iceberg A23A Moving Toward South Georgia Island, Antarctica
Jan 14, 2025 · NASA's true-color corrected reflectance image of a very large iceberg A23A moving toward South Georgia Island in Antarctica was captured by the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra …
Glacier Power: Teacher's Guide for Segment Review Questions
Nov 21, 2025 · Find answers to segment review questions included in Glacier Power chapters.
After the Larsen B - NASA Earthdata
Dec 27, 2020 · MacAyeal and his colleagues discovered the effect of these waves after an iceberg they were studying, named B-15A, abruptly shattered on October 27, 2005. B-15A was a large iceberg, …
Antarctic Iceberg A23A Continues to Crumble | NASA Earthdata
Aug 21, 2025 · NASA's true-color corrected reflectance image of Iceberg A23A and iceberg A23F was captured on August 17, 2025, from the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite.
Glacier Power: Why is Glacier Ice Blue? - NASA Earthdata
2 days ago · Glacial ice is a different color from regular ice. It is so blue because the dense ice of the glacier absorbs every other color of the spectrum except blue — so blue is what we see!
Glacier Power: What is Glacier Anatomy? - NASA Earthdata
2 days ago · Is the accumulation zone near the upper or lower region of a glacier? Is the ablation zone near the upper or lower region of a glacier? The process of calving stops, balances, or increases …