ASTER Views Large Calving Event at Petermann Glacier, Greenland

This image of Petermann Glacier and the new iceberg was acquired from NASA Terra spacecraft on Aug. 12, 2010. On Aug. 5, 2010, an enormous chunk of ice broke off the Petermann Glacier along the northwestern coast of Greenland.

This image of Petermann Glacier and the new iceberg was acquired from NASA Terra spacecraft on Aug. 12, 2010. On Aug. 5, 2010, an enormous chunk of ice broke off the Petermann Glacier along the northwestern coast of Greenland.

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