Loose Tooth Rift, Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica
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Description:
A helicopter view of the actively growing "Loose Tooth" rift system near the edge of the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica; this branch of the rift was over 20 km long when the photo was taken on 31 December 2006. Photo Credit: James Behrens
Credit:
John Orcutt
, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California - United States
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When:
Taken on December 31, 2006 and submitted on March 3, 2011
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