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Heiltskuk Icefield, British Columbia
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Heiltskuk Icefield, British Columbia

This detailed astronaut photograph shows Canada’ Heiltskuk Icefield—mostly covered by snow across the upper mountain slopes—and two major valley glaciers that extend from it.

Published Aug 31, 2009

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Glaciers Flow into a Greenland Valley
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Glaciers Flow into a Greenland Valley

These true-color images show wide-area and close-up views of glaciers flowing into a largely dry, linear valley in western Greenland on August 29, 2009.

Published Sep 13, 2009

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Ferrar Glacier, Antarctica
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Ferrar Glacier, Antarctica

Ferrar Glacier begins at Taylor Dome and flows toward the Ross Sea. North of it, an unusual feature known as “Blood Falls” stains ice bright red in one of Antarctica’s rare dry valleys.

Published Jun 23, 2013

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Rock Glacier on Mount Sopris
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Rock Glacier on Mount Sopris

Published Aug 25, 2006

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Obersulzbach Glacier Plus Four
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Obersulzbach Glacier Plus Four

The retreat of one of Austria’s largest glaciers has stranded some of its tributaries, now classified as separate glaciers.

Published Jul 3, 2015

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Yosemite National Park
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Yosemite National Park

Naked summits alternate with forested lowlands in Yosemite Valley in this image acquired on August 18, 2001.

Published May 31, 2009

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Valley of the Gods, Utah
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Valley of the Gods, Utah

Published May 13, 2006

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Turkish Glaciers
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Turkish Glaciers

In southeastern Turkey, glaciers slide down bowl-shaped valleys amidst a shadowy landscape of cirques and arêtes.

Published Oct 13, 2012

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Grosser Aletschgletscher
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Grosser Aletschgletscher

Great Aletsch in Switzerland is the largest glacier in Europe.

Published Oct 3, 2016

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Distinct Faces of Zmutt, Findelen, and Gorner Glaciers
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Distinct Faces of Zmutt, Findelen, and Gorner Glaciers

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.

Published Jul 11, 2013

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Exploring Mount Everest’s Ice
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Exploring Mount Everest’s Ice

For one NASA scientist, studying one of Everest’s glaciers with satellites meant going there in person.

Published Aug 10, 2013

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