Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) recently shared an amazing image of a giant iceberg seen from space. Andreas Mogensen, a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and current commander of the orbiting laboratory’s Expedition 70, said in a post on his Instagram that he had glimpsed an iceberg floating in the South Atlantic Ocean. Shared. “That’s just the tip of the iceberg. If you had asked me before this mission whether it would be possible to see icebergs from space with the naked eye, I would have said, ‘No way.’ In fact, I know I can see it!” he wrote while sharing two new images of icebergs that look like tiny white specks in bright blue ocean water.
“We’ve been seeing a lot of icebergs in the South Atlantic lately. Maybe it’s because of their unique geometry, or maybe because of their contrasting colors, but they’re also very visible from space.” Mr. Mogensen continued. He also expressed his concern about climate change. “Seeing icebergs floating reminds us of climate change, where glaciers are melting rapidly and sea levels are rising. Places like the Maldives will be submerged by rising oceans, perhaps 70 years from now. will not exist,” he wrote. .
Look at the photo below.
The image captures three apparently large icebergs and several other pieces of debris that may have broken off as the iceberg crossed the ocean. It also shows some of the submerged portion of the iceberg, as well as ocean waves breaking around the visible portion of the iceberg floating on the ocean surface.
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Mogensen shared the image a few days ago. Since then, the post has garnered him more than 3,400 likes. We also received a lot of comments.
One user wrote: “I was amazed to see icebergs from space! What a great photo! But we have to think about global warming. This is a serious problem.” “Incredible! What is the estimated size of these icebergs?” said another.
“Super new knowledge for you out there,” a third person commented. “What a view,” said another.
Meanwhile, Mogensen’s photo was taken at a time when the world’s largest iceberg was reported to be moving for the first time in more than 30 years.according to space dot comAn iceberg called A23a has been discovered drifting across Antarctic waters.