Iceberg A23-A Has Been Around Since The #Chernobyldisaster And The #Spaceshuttlechallenger Accident… But Perhaps Not For Much Longer #shorts

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It's been around since the Chernobyl disaster and the Challenger accident, but its time may be running out. See the latest satellite images of Iceberg A-23a and learn why its melting is a significant event for our planet's oceans.

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00:00This iceberg has been around since a Chernobyl explosion and the Space Shuttle Challenger

00:04accident, but it may not be around for much longer. In this recent image from NASA's Earth

00:09Observatory, Iceberg A23A is streaked with blue met water ponds and surrounded by fractured ice,

00:15showing that this megaberg may not be around for much longer. When an iceberg as large as this one

00:21melts, it injects cold fresh water into the ocean, which can seriously affect mixing and local

00:26circulation. To read more about Iceberg A23A and why it matters, check us out here at space.com.

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