The land depicted by satellite image is mostly bare brown rock, however, in the center right and center left are areas where there has been past glacial activity and the rock appears eroded and more bright in shade. in both the top left and bottom right of the image foliage is apparent as the land fades from brown to green.

Humboldt Glacier’s Demise

Venezuela is the first postglacial nation in the Andes, as its last substantial patch of ice is now considered too small to flow under its own weight. View the full story

Credits: NASA Earth Observatory / Michala Garrison
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TakenApril 28, 2015
Image CreditNASA Earth Observatory / Michala Garrison
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