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Kjer Glacier, Then and Now

Like so many glaciers in Greenland, Kjer has retreated significantly in recent decades and now flows more rapidly toward the ocean.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published November 8, 2021
Data acquired September 3, 2000 - September 21, 2021

Sources:
Landsat 7 > ETM+
Landsat 8 > OLI