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Image of the Week: A New Iceberg at Brunt

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An iceberg the size of Houston broke from the Brunt Ice Shelf Antarctica on January 22nd, 2023. Landsat images show the area one day before the break and several days after. A feature named Chasm One had been lengthening for years, and it finally reached all the way across the shelf. Landsat will continue to track the new iceberg, named A-81 as it floats into the Weddell Sea. USGS. Science for a changing world.

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