- Original Caption Released with Image:
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The northernmost land in the world is located in Pearyland, Greenland, at
a latitude of 83 degrees, 39.6 minutes. This is a land of permanent snows,
glaciers, and 24-hours of daylight during the summer months. The ASTER
image was acquired May 17, 2003, covers an area of 47.9 x 42.1 km, and is
located at 83.6 degrees north latitude, 33.4 degrees west longitude.
The U.S. science team is located at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena, Calif. The Terra mission is part of NASA's Science Mission
Directorate.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
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