An ice shelf in Antarctica is already showing a new crack, just a week after an iceberg dramatically broke free from the structure, according to researchers.
The new rift was spotted by scientists from Project MIDAS who have been closely monitoring the Larsen C ice shelf and who first detected the calving of iceberg A68, which broke free last week.
The crack was found using Sentinel-1 interferometry data gathered Tuesday, researchers wrote in a Project MIDAS statement.
“A new rift appears to be extending northwards… and may result in further ice shelf area loss,†the statement reads.