Whorls of White off Greenland

Bright snow topped the island’s thick ice sheet, while a swirling display of sea ice hugged the southeast coast.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Whorls of White off Greenland.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published February 26, 2025
Data acquired February 24, 2025