Ross Sea, Antarctica
January 17, 2006
This ASAR WS image shows part of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The breaking up of the world's largest iceberg, B-15A, has been continuously observed by Envisat. The iceberg can be seen very clearly in the middle of this image, taken on January 26th, 2004.
Technical Information:
Technical Information:
- Satellite: Envisat
- Instrument: ASAR
- Acquisition: 28-Jan-2004
- Orbit nr: 10000
- Center coordinates: lat. -76.25, lon. 174.50
Topics:
Environment, Icebergs, Physical geography, Geography, Ross Ice Shelf, Ice shelves of Antarctica, Envisat, Physical oceanography, Ross Sea, Earth, Antarctica
