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Data acquired April 17, 1996 720 x 480 JPEG
Data acquired April 17, 1996 4001 x 4001 5 MB - JPEG
Data acquired April 17, 1996 4001 x 4001 41 MB - GeoTIFF
While investigating historical imagery of a surging glacier in the Karakoram, a scientist noticed a spectacular satellite image of an avalanche barreling into Khurdopin Glacier.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland.
Published July 7, 2017 Data acquired April 17, 1996