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Dark, near black ocean surrounds the stark white ice sheet of a peninsula jutting down from the top of the image with clear topographic features compared to the ice sheet further up the image which is particularly smooth. There is also broken up icebergs floating in the water, however, they are mostly somewhat distant from the coastline.

Stately Mount Siple

A striking plume trailing from the topographic prominence in West Antarctica is likely an orographic cloud. View the full story

Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory / Michala Garrison

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TakenJune 26, 2024

Image CreditNASA Earth Observatory / Michala Garrison

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