Múlajökull Glacier and Its Palette of Lakes

Glacial retreat in central Iceland has uncovered an undulating topography riddled with colorful bodies of water.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Múlajökull Glacier and Its Palette of Lakes.

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

Published July 30, 2025
Data acquired June 14, 2025