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Malaspina Glacier, Alaska
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This image from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite covers an area of 55 by 40 kilometers (34 by 25 miles) over the southwest part of the Malaspina Glacier and Icy Bay in Alaska. The composite of infrared and visible bands results in the snow and ice appearing light blue, dense vegetation is yellow-orange and green, and less vegetated, gravelly areas are in orange. According to Dr. Dennis Trabant (U.S.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineMalaspina Glacier, Alaska. NASA/JPL, 2002-02-26. Public domain. ID: PIA03475.
