Gigantic Antarctic crack mapped for the first time

By Nasa
Updated November 10 2012 - 5:04am, first published March 1 2012 - 12:12am
A section of the massive crack in an Antarctic glacier - which measures 250m at its widest point - that has been mapped by NASA.
A section of the massive crack in an Antarctic glacier - which measures 250m at its widest point - that has been mapped by NASA.

In a scene straight out of a science-fiction disaster movie, space agency NASA has revealed what a vast crack across Antarctica looks like up close.

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