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A new iceberg split off from Pine Island Glacier—one of the …

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A new iceberg split off from Pine Island Glacier—one of the …

A new iceberg split off from Pine Island Glacier—one of the main places where ice from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet flows into the ocean. The Landsat 8 satellite saw this view just before the break on September 21, 2017, where a rift is clearly visible across the center of the glacier’s floating ice shelf. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/2yau2L8