Northern coast of Greenland

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Greenland
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Lower latitudes may be approaching summer, but this MODIS true-color image shows the northern coast of Greenland still deep in winter.

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Maps of Greenland

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.

East coast of Greenland

Though in places it may be hard to distinguish ice from cloud, this true-color MODIS image...

Northeast coast of Greenland

Ice still chokes the northeast coast of Greenland, as shown in this true-color MODIS image.

North coast of Greenland

This MODIS true-color image of the northern coast of Greenland shows the thawing of the Nares...

Greenland West Coast

What might at first be mistaken for a series of images showing the approach of summer...

Streamer of snow of Southern Greenland

Powerful winds were blowing across Greenland on November 14, 2004, when Terra MODIS captured this image....

Meltwater ponds along Greenland West Coast

Aqua blue puddles of meltwater pond in the fjords of Western Greenland in this true-color Moderate...

Meltwater ponds along Greenland West Coast (false color)

What might at first be mistaken for a series of images showing the approach of summer...

Meltwater ponds along Greenland West Coast

What might at first be mistaken for a series of images showing the approach of summer...

Meltwater ponds along Greenland West Coast (false color)

What might at first be mistaken for a series of images showing the approach of summer...

Phytoplankton bloom southeast of Greenland

Swirling clouds of phytoplankton bloom in the northern Atlantic Ocean southeast of Greenland. Phytoplankton thrive in...

Phytoplankton bloom off Greenland

A bright bloom of phytoplankton was visible off the east coast of Greenland on July 27...

Northern coast of Greenland