Pine Island Glacier’s calving front free of sea ice

Pine Island Glacier’s calving front free of sea ice

Flying over the Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier last year in October, NASA’s Operation IceBridge  scientists discovered a massive rift 29 kilometers (18 miles) long, 80 meters (260 feet) wide on average, and 50 to 60 meters (170 to 200 feet) deep. When that