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   Photo ID:

   STS048-73-000Q   


   Program:

   Shuttle   


   Mission:

   STS-048


   Date Taken:

   1991-09-18


   Film Type:

   70mm

Title:
Large Tabular Iceberg, South Atlantic Ocean
Description:
This large tabular iceberg, broken off from the Antarctic Ice Sheet, was spotted in the South Atlantic Ocean (57.0S, 57.0W) southeast of the tip of South America as it was slowly being moved north and east by wind, current and tidal influences. This type of iceberg, never to be seen in the northern hemisphere, is typical for Antarctica. Although some such icebergs are as large as 100 km in length, this one measures about 35 by 69 km.
Subject Terms:
ATLANTIC OCEAN EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) ICEBERGS OCEAN CURRENTS OCEANS STS-48
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