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An aerial survey found a lower number for Denali’s maximum height, but North America’s tallest peak has not shrunk. In fact, geological processes push the mountain up about 1 centimeter per year.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published September 26, 2013
Data acquired June 16, 2013

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI