This photo taken on the last science flight of the Fall 2010 Operation IceBridge campaign Nov. 20 shows flat icebergs that have broken off the Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica.
Mission: Operation IceBridge
This photo taken on the last science flight of the Fall 2010 Operation IceBridge campaign Nov. 20 showed flat icebergs that have broken off the Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica. The upper surface was estimated to be 150 feet above sea level. In the words of DC-8 pilot Dick Ewers, “Those flat topped floating icebergs were big enough to land on. However, the take off could have been pretty sporty…”November 20, 2010
NASA Photo / Chris Miller