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World s Biggest Iceberg Weighs Almost a Trillion Tons

World s Biggest Iceberg Weighs Almost a Trillion Tons
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A23a: Monster iceberg just shy of a trillion tonnes

Scientists use a radar satellite to take a "tape measure" to the world's biggest block of ice.

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Satellite Measures Thickness Of World s Biggest Iceberg As It Moves Towards Open Waters

The measurements of A23a come from the European Space Agency's CryoSat-2 mission.

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A23a: Monster iceberg just shy of a trillion tons

Satellite measurements show the frozen block has a total average thickness of just over 280m (920ft).

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Radar data helps scientists estimate weight of the world s biggest iceberg

Scientists say they've figured out how much A23a, the world's biggest iceberg, weighs - and it's a whopper.

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