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Closeup of the Ice Island from Petermann Glacier

Acquired July 21, 2012, this image shows the iceberg that recently calved off Greenland’s Petermann Glacier as it continues to drift down the fjord.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using data from NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published July 23, 2012
Data acquired July 21, 2012

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Terra > ASTER