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Larsen C ice shelf News
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The iceberg is expected to pass through the British territories of South Georgia and South Sandwich Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
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NASA's Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) on Landsat 8 satellite captured a new snap of the 5,800 square kilometre iceberg that split off from the Antarctic Peninsula's Larsen C ice shelf on July 10-12.
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The iceberg, dubbed A68, is already shifting shape along with the remaining Larsen C ice shelf itself.
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In the largest jump since January, the rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf has grown an additional 17 kilometres between May 25 and May 31.
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Scientists fear the new branch that has appeared in a huge crack on one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves could be about to break.
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For almost two years now, researchers from Project MIDAS, a British Antarctic Survey that involves teams from several UK universities, have been tracking the progress of a large rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf.
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