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Satellites Trace Months-Long Fractures Before Greenland’s Largest Calving in a Decade

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Source: Gizmodo
Satellites Trace Months-Long Fractures Before Greenland’s Largest Calving in a Decade
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New satellite images show a 29-square-mile ice island calved from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier after fractures propagated over months; ESA’s Sentinel-1/2 tracked the rapid breakup, highlighting the glacier's fragility and signaling more calving events as researchers continue monitoring.

Topics:scienceearth-science#calving#earth-science#greenland#ice-island#petermann-glacier#satellite-imagery
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  1. A Massive Iceberg Broke off Greenland. New Images Show What Led up to It  Gizmodo
  2. Manhattan-sized ice island breaks off Greenland’s Petermann Glacier  ScienceDaily
  3. Satellite Images Show Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Breaking Away From Greenland Glacier  PetaPixel
  4. A Stunning Timelapse of a Colossal Iceberg Collapsing and Flipping Over in Ilulissat, Greenland  Laughing Squid
  5. Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier  European Space Agency

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