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Crack in the Petermann Glacier

The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of the rift on the Petermann Glacier on September 7, 2008. The rift, which appeared by 2001, is filled with thin ice and covered with snow.


NASA images and animation created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published September 12, 2008
Data acquired September 7, 2008

Source:
Terra > ASTER