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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA\u2019s Terra satellite captured this image of the waterlogged berg on December 26, 2025. Credit: NASA <\/p>\nNew satellite images of what was once the largest iceberg in the world show warning signs of its imminent demise, revealing extensive pools of aquamarine blue water melting on its surface.<\/p>\n
NASA\u2019s Earth-observing Terra satellite captured an image of what remains of iceberg A-23A in Antarctica, which suggests it may have sprung a leak and is only days away from completely disintegrating.<\/p>\n
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA\u2019s Terra satellite captured this image of the waterlogged berg on December 26, 2025. Credit: NASA <\/p>\n
The iceberg is breaking apart while drifting in the South Atlantic between the eastern tip of South America and South Georgia Island.<\/p>\n
Drift apart <\/p>\n
Iceberg A-23A has had a long and arduous journey. It first broke off from Antarctica\u2019s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986. Afterwards, the iceberg remained lodged on the seafloor of the southern Weddell Sea for decades before breaking free in the early 2020s and drifting northward.<\/p>\n
In March 2024, it was caught in a rotating ocean vortex in the Drake Passage before spinning out and becoming lodged again on the shallow coastal shelf south of South Georgia Island. The iceberg freed itself once more before coming to its final rest stop north of the island.<\/p>\n
When it was first detached, the iceberg was around the size of Rhode Island, measuring roughly 1,500 square miles (4,000 square kilometers). Today, the iceberg is around 456 square miles in size (1,182 square kilometers), still larger than New York City.<\/p>\n
Scientists have been tracking the iceberg\u2019s journey for years using satellite imagery, allowing them to document its disintegration over time. Today, scientists estimate that the iceberg won\u2019t be around for much longer, giving it days to weeks before its complete disintegration.<\/p>\n