Incredible new satellite photos reveal Antarctica's huge iceberg in stunning detail
In just two to three years, the new iceberg could fully melt — or at least turn into countless chunks of sea ice.
![Incredible new satellite photos reveal Antarctica's huge iceberg in stunning detail](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticbiassets.in%2Fthumb%2Fmsid-59905309%2Cwidth-700%2Cheight-525%2Cimgsize-1068379%2Fin-just-two-to-three-years-the-new-iceberg-could-fully-melt-or-at-least-turn-into-countless-chunks-of-sea-ice-.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Glaciologists say iceberg A-68 will continue to break into smaller chunks as it floats northeast and into the opens seas of the Southern Ocean.
![Glaciologists say iceberg A-68 will continue to break into smaller chunks as it floats northeast and into the opens seas of the Southern Ocean.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-59905310,width-700,height-525,imgsize-472758/glaciologists-say-iceberg-a-68-will-continue-to-break-into-smaller-chunks-as-it-floats-northeast-and-into-the-opens-seas-of-the-southern-ocean-.jpg)
The image above shows the paths other icebergs have taken after breaking off of Antarctica.
Most likely, iceberg A-68 will drift toward the warmer waters of Falkland Islands, though many larger icebergs go farther east to the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
Source: Business Insider
This image shows the point where Larsen C meets A-68 and a new broken-off chunk of the iceberg.
![This image shows the point where Larsen C meets A-68 and a new broken-off chunk of the iceberg.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-59905311,width-700,height-525,imgsize-794104/this-image-shows-the-point-where-larsen-c-meets-a-68-and-a-new-broken-off-chunk-of-the-iceberg-.jpg)
Similar details pop out in a scene of the iceberg's northernmost flank. On the top right, new cracks in the Larsen C ice shelf are visible.
![Similar details pop out in a scene of the iceberg](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-59905312,width-700,height-525,imgsize-74996/similar-details-pop-out-in-a-scene-of-the-icebergs-northernmost-flank-on-the-top-right-new-cracks-in-the-larsen-c-ice-shelf-are-visible-.jpg)
The sun — low on the horizon during Antarctic winter — casts long shadows that reveal the cliff-like edges of the rift and its iceberg chunks.
![The sun — low on the horizon during Antarctic winter — casts long shadows that reveal the cliff-like edges of the rift and its iceberg chunks.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-59905313,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1206268/the-sun-low-on-the-horizon-during-antarctic-winter-casts-long-shadows-that-reveal-the-cliff-like-edges-of-the-rift-and-its-iceberg-chunks-.jpg)
Zooming in on some of the details from Deimos-2 is revealing. This image shows mini-icebergs in a slush of ice between A-68 and the main Larsen C ice shelf.
![Zooming in on some of the details from Deimos-2 is revealing. This image shows mini-icebergs in a slush of ice between A-68 and the main Larsen C ice shelf.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-59905314,width-700,height-525,imgsize-86687/zooming-in-on-some-of-the-details-from-deimos-2-is-revealing-this-image-shows-mini-icebergs-in-a-slush-of-ice-between-a-68-and-the-main-larsen-c-ice-shelf-.jpg)
Here's how those images fit together in the larger context of the ice shelf.
![Here](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-59905315,width-700,height-525,imgsize-925017/heres-how-those-images-fit-together-in-the-larger-context-of-the-ice-shelf-.jpg)
And this image shows a northern region of the iceberg and ice shelf.
![And this image shows a northern region of the iceberg and ice shelf.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-59905316,width-700,height-525,imgsize-56877/and-this-image-shows-a-northern-region-of-the-iceberg-and-ice-shelf-.jpg)
Days later, Deimos-2 swung by and took two zoomed-in, very-high-resolution images of the iceberg and the rift that spawned it. This view shows a mid-eastern section of the rift.
![Days later, Deimos-2 swung by and took two zoomed-in, very-high-resolution images of the iceberg and the rift that spawned it. This view shows a mid-eastern section of the rift.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-59905317,width-700,height-525,imgsize-95105/days-later-deimos-2-swung-by-and-took-two-zoomed-in-very-high-resolution-images-of-the-iceberg-and-the-rift-that-spawned-it-this-view-shows-a-mid-eastern-section-of-the-rift-.jpg)
In late July, Deimos-1 captured this image of the Antarctic Peninsula and the eastern edge of its Larsen C ice shelf — where iceberg A-68 (center) broke off.
![In late July, Deimos-1 captured this image of the Antarctic Peninsula and the eastern edge of its Larsen C ice shelf — where iceberg A-68 (center) broke off.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-59905318,width-700,height-525,imgsize-85190/in-late-july-deimos-1-captured-this-image-of-the-antarctic-peninsula-and-the-eastern-edge-of-its-larsen-c-ice-shelf-where-iceberg-a-68-center-broke-off-.jpg)
"Thanks to its wide swath and high revisit time, Deimos-1 spotted where the main developments were going on in the Larsen C Ice Shelf and its surroundings," Ana Isabel Martinez, a writer for Deimos Imaging, wrote in a blog post.
Deimos-1 and Deimos-2 follow similar orbits and work together to image the same spots on the ground in medium- and very-high-resolution
![Deimos-1 and Deimos-2 follow similar orbits and work together to image the same spots on the ground in medium- and very-high-resolution](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-59905319,width-700,height-525,imgsize-883501/deimos-1-and-deimos-2-follow-similar-orbits-and-work-together-to-image-the-same-spots-on-the-ground-in-medium-and-very-high-resolution.jpg)
Deimos-1 (left) takes wider-angle, medium-resolution images while Deimos-2 (right) takes zoomed-in, very-high-resolution pictures.
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