pretty cool



The torch of the Statue of Liberty would not quite peek out of the deepest points of the crevasse currently opening up across the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf in Antarctica. This image is based on data from the Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM), which flew over the rift on NASA's DC-8 on Oct. 26, 2011 as part of NASA's Operation IceBridge. The ice shelf hasn't calved a major iceberg since 2001, and IceBridge took advantage of the opportunity afforded by spotting the crack to fly over and make detailed measurements. The scale at the bottom was taken from one of the rift's widest single points. For much of the line the DC-8 flew over it, the crevasse was about 80 meters wide. It of course is changing all the time. Credit: Kyle Krabill/NASA/ATM

From http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa_ice/

That's a lot of crack

StoPPeRmobile: Balchinian: [forthefirstime.files.wordpress.com image 300x400]

Unimpressed.

I was going to put up a pic of dat ass but couldn't be bothered.

Dat crevasse?

Antarctica is so vast that the pictures give you no sense of scale

So help us out here Mr Science Guy. How many Rhode Islands is that?

That is vast. VAST!

Giant cracks, moving lakes missing scientists.

Seems like some elaborate marketing stunt for "the thing" blue ray release

RoyBatty: Wow, very interesting -- amazing that that is an 18 mile crack.

I see that you don't put it up there with attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion or C-beams glittering in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

ourbigdumbmouth: Giant cracks, moving lakes missing scientists.

Seems like some elaborate marketing stunt for "the thing" blue ray release



Maybe to restart this franchise