“While fracturing events are common, few events sprawl across such a large area or produce cracks as long and wide as those seen here.” http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80752&src=iotdrss NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National … Continue reading Extensive Ice Fractures in the Beaufort Sea