Thursday, December 17, 2009

Giant Iceberg Heading for Australia Seen from Space

Icebergs frequently calve off Antarctica?s ice shelves, and they often get swept up in strong circumpolar currents that carry them around the icy continent.
Occasionally icebergs drift northward, out of the continent?s orbit. Only rarely, however, do icebergs drift as far north as Australia without melting, which is why scientists were surprised to spot a [...]



Full story at http://spacefellowship.com/2009/12/17/giant-iceberg-heading-for-australia-seen-from-space/

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