PIA17282: Dibble Ice Shelf
This photo, aken onboard a National Science Foundation/NASA chartered Twin Otter aircraft, shows the ice front of Dibble Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, a significant melt water producer from the Wilkes Land region, East Antarctica.
 Target Name:  Earth
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Product Size:  3264 x 2448 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
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This photo shows the ice front of Dibble Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, a significant melt water producer from the Wilkes Land region, East Antarctica. The image was taken onboard a National Science Foundation/NASA chartered Twin Otter aircraft during a radar survey of glaciers in East Antarctica.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UC Irvine

Image Addition Date:
2013-06-13