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Greenland’s Bejeweled Ice Sheet

In early July 2025, around halfway through the island’s annual melting season, blue meltwater ponds dotted the western side of the massive ice sheet.


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

Published July 12, 2025
Data acquired July 2, 2025

Source:
Landsat 9 > OLI-2