Meltwater ponds along Greenland West Coast (false color)

Cloud streets in the Greenland Sea

Cloud streets flow off the coast of Greenland in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image...

Southern Greenland

Off of Greenland’s southern coast, sea ice swirls in a giant spiral in the northern Atlantic...

Meltwater ponds along Greenland West Coast

Northeast coast of Greenland

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ( MODIS ) on NASAs Terra satellite captured this true-color image...

Northern Greenland

Summer in Greenland provided this cloud-free view of the island’s craggy northern shores. Though ice was...

Southern Greenland

Snow and ice recede from the western side of southern Greenland in this true-color Moderate Resolution...

Eastern coast of Greenland

This true-color MODIS image, which was acquired on June 5, 2001, shows the eastern coast of Greenland.

East coast of Greenland

This MODIS true-color image shows ice breaking up around the eastern coast of Greenland.

Southern Greenland

This MODIS true-color image shows the southern and southeastern coasts of Greenland.

Southernmost tip of Greenland

The southernmost tip of Greenland is covered in snow and ice in this true-color MODIS image...

East coast of Greenland

Through the clouds, ice-free water can be seen in this MODIS true-color image of the eastern Greenland coast.

East coast of Greenland

Snow is retreating from land, and ice is retreating from the sea in this true-color MODIS image of eastern Greenland.