A23a: Monster iceberg just shy of a trillion tonnes
Scientists use a radar satellite to take a "tape measure" to the world's biggest block of ice.
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Satellite Measures Thickness Of World's Biggest Iceberg As It Moves Towards Open Waters
The measurements of A23a come from the European Space Agency's CryoSat-2 mission.
United Kingdom Anne Braakmann Folgmann Weddell Sea Andy Ridout European Space Agency Cryosat University College London
Source: ndtv.com
A23a: Monster iceberg just shy of a trillion tons
Satellite measurements show the frozen block has a total average thickness of just over 280m (920ft).
Source: saudigazette.com.sa
Radar data helps scientists estimate weight of the world's biggest iceberg
Scientists say they've figured out how much A23a, the world's biggest iceberg, weighs - and it's a whopper.
Source: yahoo.com
World's biggest iceberg, A23a, weighs in at almost 1 trillion tons, scientists say, citing new data
Scientists say they've figured out how much A23a, the world's biggest iceberg, weighs - and it's a whopper.
Source: cbsnews.com
ESA's CryoSat-2 Unveils the Great Voyage of Iceberg A23a
During the past ten years, the A23a iceberg has thinned by an average of 2.5 meters yearly, a consequence of increasing ocean warmth. Its uneven structure caused it to be trapped in shallow mud, but it has since begun its drift.
Source: sputnikglobe.com