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Old 5th March 2012, 05:45 PM
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Default 18 mile crack in glaciermeans the birth of a giant ice-berg is imminent



In the picture you are looking down into a crack on the Pine Island Glacier, the crack is at least 18 miles long by about 50-60m down to sea level, the ice then continues under the water for about 8 times this distance.

More including video here on the NASA website:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ic...pig-break.html
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