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\nESA astronaut Tim Peake saw this iceberg from the International Space Station 400 km above Earth on 2 June 2016 during his six-month Principia mission. It is the same iceberg \u2013 called A56 \u2013 that he had photographed previously on 27 March<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \nTim commented: \u201cWhat are the odds \u2013 just passing the Cupola and spotted the same iceberg from over two months ago :)\u201d\n<\/p>\n \nIceberg A56 is almost 30 km long and likely extends as much as 250 m below the ocean surface. \n<\/p>\n \nCarried by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and westerly winds, A56 is drifting about 25 km a day. Since Tim\u2019s last viewing A56 has travelled to the east into the South Atlantic Ocean.\n<\/p>\n \nSatellites, including Eumetsat\u2019s MetOp<\/a> and the Copernicus Sentinel-1<\/a>, are used to track icebergs so that ships can be warned of their position.\n<\/p>\n \nThe International Space Station\u2019s orbit offers no clear view of Antarctica and pictures of large icebergs taken by an astronaut is a rare occurrence at these latitudes.\n<\/p>\n More information about iceberg tracking<\/u>: \nESA astronaut Tim Peake saw this iceberg from the International Space Station 400 km above Earth on 2 June 2016 during his six-month Principia mission. It is the same iceberg – called A56 – that he had photographed previously on 27 March<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \nTim commented: “What are the odds – just passing the Cupola and spotted the same iceberg from over two months ago :)”\n<\/p>\n \nIceberg A56 is almost 30 km long and likely extends as much as 250 m below the ocean surface. \n<\/p>\n \nCarried by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and westerly winds, A56 is drifting about 25 km a day. Since Tim’s last viewing A56 has travelled to the east into the South Atlantic Ocean.\n<\/p>\n \nSatellites, including Eumetsat’s MetOp<\/a> and the Copernicus Sentinel-1<\/a>, are used to track icebergs so that ships can be warned of their position.\n<\/p>\n \nThe International Space Station’s orbit offers no clear view of Antarctica and pictures of large icebergs taken by an astronaut is a rare occurrence at these latitudes.\n<\/p>\n More information about iceberg tracking<\/u>:
\nPolarview<\/a>
\nScatterometer climate record pathfinder iceberg tracking<\/a>
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Scatterometer climate record pathfinder iceberg tracking<\/a>
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