Larsen C rift branches as it comes within 5 km of calving

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by omegaworks • 9 years ago

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asah• 9 years ago

It would be amazing to capture video of this event.

SeanBoocock• 9 years ago

Indeed, reminds me of this incredible video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC3VTgIPoGU

teamhappy• 9 years ago

The audio is pretty impressive.

ChuckMcM• 9 years ago

I am always amazed when I watch that video, especially like the only known footage of the rare "ice whale" at 1:57 :-)

lisper7• 9 years ago

I think you have the wrong idea of what this will look like. The Larsen C ice berg is enormous, the size of Delaware. You couldn't get even a tiny part of the whole thing in frame, and the calving event will unfold over a period of hours or days, not minutes -- literally at a glacial pace (by the standards of human perception. By glacial standards it will be really fast.) A time lapse of satellite imagery will look cool, but video from the ground will almost certainly be very boring.

saurik• 9 years ago

It would be amazing to capture video of this event... from a satellite, one frame per minute? How is that not still a video ;P.

jsmthrowaway2• 9 years ago

Time lapse of the rift pulling apart would be incredible. I'm not sure what you're thinking; this is literally a once in a lifetime event. Why talk people out of getting excited about it?

Larsen C rift branches as it comes within 5 km of calving

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