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Retreat at Petermann Glacier

Decades of retreat are visible from above, but harder-to-see changes below the waterline could also affect this iconic glacier’s future.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Allison Nussbaum, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview and Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Kathryn Hansen with information from Christopher Shuman/UMBC/NASA.

Published May 19, 2023
Data acquired August 16, 2002 - August 16, 2022

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Terra > MODIS