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Data acquired August 30, 2008 720 x 480 JPEG
Data acquired August 30, 2008 2000 x 2000 1 MB - JPEG
Data acquired August 30, 2008 2217 x 3112 13 MB - GeoTIFF
Data acquired August 31, 2000 720 x 480 JPEG
Data acquired August 31, 2000 2000 x 2000 2 MB - JPEG
Data acquired August 31, 2000 2217 x 3112 13 MB - GeoTIFF
Data acquired August 31, 2000 - August 30, 2008 68 KB - KML/KMZ
Data acquired August 31, 2000 - August 30, 2008 JPEG
This pair of images shows the retreat of the Sermersuaq (Humboldt) Glacier in northwestern Greenland between 2000 and 2008. Sermersuaq Glacier is the widest tidewater glacier in the Northern Hemisphere.
NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data obtained from the Goddard Level 1 and Atmospheric Archive and Distribution System (LAADS). Caption by Rebecca Lindsey.
Published December 16, 2008 Data acquired August 31, 2000 - August 30, 2008