Glacier de France

The lower portion of Glacier de France.  This glacier discharges far less ice than several other nearby glaciers, but its complex flow characteristics, and resulting medial moraine system, make it a visually striking one, especially after the melt season when its snow cover is absent.

Credits
NASA/John Sonntag
Subject
Other
Mission
OIB

 

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