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Spectacular Images of Cracked Ice in Canada Show Spring Melt Taking Hold
Spectacular Images of Cracked Ice in Canada Show Spring Melt Taking Hold
Jan 17, 2024 3:36 PM

ISS image of cracked ice in Canada during early May 2015. (NASA/Scott Kelly)

Spring's milder temperatures have created spectacular views of cracked ice on many of Canada's large bodies of water.

The first image in the slideshow, , is one of the most vivid examples of the large cracks that develop as the widespread ice from winter melts away. Kelly described the image by saying that parts of Canada looked like a cracked window.

Also shown above are many other images of the large ice cracks visible on May 2 that were .

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