A NASA project studying climate conditions in Antarctica recently snapped a stunning image of a rectangular iceberg that has left many observers online scratching their heads. The breathtaking formation was photographed during a flyover of the polar continent by researchers with Operation IceBridge. The nearly-decade long endeavor by the space agency aims to keep an eye on the status of the planet's polar ice.
As researchers passed over Antarctica last week during the latest IceBridge flight, they caught a glimpse of the oddly-shaped iceberg which stands out in stark contrast to the choppy water around it. The agency subsequently shared the image on the NASA Ice Twitter account and, as such photos often do, it captured the imagination of many people online. Sadly, before one begins thinking that the iceberg is the work of aliens or, perhaps even better, some kind of doorway to the Hollow Earth, it seems that the formation isn't exactly quite that special.
Find out how the amazing iceberg is actually a well-known type of formation at the Coast to Coast AM website.