Who or what has formed this iceberg?

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In its geometry, the unique iceberg in Antarctica is so precise that it seems to have been pierced by a huge rectangular sand mold. The iceberg was photographed last Tuesday by NASA's "IceBridge" and is part of the clbad of table icebergs named after their board-like surfaces.

Icy formation of an extraterrestrial galaxy?

The unusual shape of the iceberg, whose width is estimated at least one and a half kilometers, suggests that it has recently separated from the Larsen C ice floe on the east coast of the peninsula Antarctic and that it has not yet been significantly swept away. But on Twitter, many users do not know if this iceberg is a work of art made by visitors from a foreign galaxy. But NASA has a plausible explanation and not so exciting.

"Since yesterday's # IceBridge flight: right, a table iceberg floating directly between the sea ice, next to the Larsen C ice floe. The sharp angles and the flat iceberg surface indicate that the he was probably recently released from the pack ice. "

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Outstanding phenomenon in Antarctica

However, most ice patches on the blackboards on the sides are not as smooth as on the "IceBridge" pictures. Even the exact angles at 90 degrees are an exception. Otherwise, rectangular ice islands are common on the edge of the pack ice. One of the most famous examples is the island of ice Pobeda, which periodically forms off eastern Antarctica and can extend over several hundred square kilometers until it disappears again.

And while some continue to pursue their foreign theories, others are simply happy about this "galactic" exception of nature – a real eye-catcher is the floating cuboid.

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