Colorful bands of debris coat the surface of Zmutt Glacier and Gorner Glacier in the Swiss Alps. NASA scientist Kimberly Casey has developed new methods to map their composition with satellites.
Images based on GeoEye-1 data ©2009 Digital Globe. Caption by Adam Voiland.
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Published July 11, 2013
Data acquired August 18, 2009