Posted on 09/16/2009 9:32:44 PM PDT by Fred Nerks
September, 2009 satellite images released by NASA's Earth Observatory.
This satellite image shows several small glaciers spilling into a mostly dry valley in western Greenland. The image was captured on August 29, 2009. The Advanced Land Imager on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite acquired this natural-color image. This image shows most of the valley and the image below is a close-up of two glacier snouts. Image credit NASA / Earth Observatory.
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Multiple glaciers frequently flow into straight valleys in Greenland. The valleys result from earlier glaciations that carved the bedrock. The smaller glaciers that flow into the valley may take advantage of weak joints in the bedrock.
Any pics of the Dry Gulch Saloon?
Musta snuck the images past Hansen.
possibly this valley would be one of the more inconvenient/expensive places on the planet to get to outside of the interior of antarctica, but I would love to see it in person.
Whoops! Where did the images go?
Here's an image of an ANTARCTIC DRY VALLEY:
You’re right. And I would love to go to both places.
(In his best imitation Homer Simpson voice:)
Mmmmmmm... Glacier snouts...
Its a little hard to tell from the photos, but these glacial snouts do appear to have slightly receded from their terminal moraines.
Anyone else notice something... those glaciers aren’t SHRINKING. They are GROWING.....
“possibly this valley would be one of the more inconvenient/expensive places on the planet to get to ****outside of the interior of antarctica****, but I would love to see it in person.”
yes, and greenland is actually not in the interior of antarctica!
:You’re right. And I would love to go to both places.”
getting to the antarc. dry vally is possible if you can spend some money and time. i am not sure what civilian infrastructure exists in greenland for interior tourism, depending on where this valley is.
i was reasonably close to setting up an antarctic trip several years ago before a medical issue put it on hold, and did some investigating into it. being able to visit (and be on foot in) a dry valley would have been one of the do—or-dont go criteria.
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Dang, Fred...I had no clue you were so....so....so...AWESOME!!!
Oz rocks! I’d love to go there and tell ALL the Ozzies how much I love, appreciate and respect them!!
Oz ROCKS!!
Thanks...is this what you mean? I don't think they were Aussies.
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