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Data acquired June 12 - 12, 2002 600 x 800 85 KB - JPEG
Data acquired June 12 - 12, 2002 1200 x 1600 287 KB - JPEG
Data acquired June 12 - 12, 2002 2400 x 3200 790 KB - JPEG
On June 12, 2002, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this true-color image of southwest Greenland. Along the rugged coastline, snow is retreating and exposing the bare, rocky ground. in the myriad fjords and inlets, sea ice is retreating, and highly reflective silt, finely ground soil pulverized by the weight of Greenland’s massive ice sheets and glaciers, is staining the waters brown and blue-green.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published June 20, 2002 Data acquired June 12 - 12, 2002