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Slider for LEAP of Petermann Glacier in Greenland

By Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Petermann Glacier Natural Color Daytime Image for Contrast with Twilight LEAP Image Landsat Extended Acquisitions of the Poles (LEAP) Imaging of Petermann Glacier
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Detailed Description

The Landsat images displayed here show  (left) a summer, daytime image (August 19, 2023) and (right) a winter, dark image (January 5, 2024), both from Landsat 9. The winter image displays data from the Thermal Infrared Sensor, acquired when the sun was below the horizon. Darker areas are relatively colder than bright areas. The natural color image was acquired in August during the day.

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Public Domain.