Satellite observes rapid ice shelf disintegration in Antarctic | 21st Century Innovative Technologies and Developments as also discoveries, curiosity ( insolite)... | Scoop.it
One of the satellite's first observations following its launch on 1 March 2002 was of break-up of a main section of the Larsen B ice shelf in Antarctica – when 3200 sq km of ice disintegrated within a few days due to mechanical instabilities of the...