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Cryoconite Holes on Matanuska Glacier
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These holes, captured on Alaska's Matanuska Glacier in July 2012, are formed by cryoconite – dust particles that melt into the ice over time, eventually forming small pockets of water below the glacier's surface. Scientists believe similar pockets of water – called cryoconite holes on Earth – could form within dusty water ice on Mars.
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Credit lineCryoconite Holes on Matanuska Glacier. NASA/JPL, 2024-10-17. Public domain. ID: PIA26409.
