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ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/pub/DATASETS/ICESHELVES/pine/wilkins_modis_2000-12-25_rect_sm.jpg

ASTER image acquired 2000-12-12 of the Pine Island Glacier terminus. This image is at reduced resolution, approximately 75 m pixels. The next two images are full resolution (15 m pixel size). The image spans an area approximately 63 km by 51 km. (Image credit: METI/NASA/NSIDC)

This image was produced by computing the first principal component from ASTER bands 1 through 3, in order to bring out topographic features.
ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/pub/DATASETS/ICESHELVES/pine/pigcrackrightsm.jpg

Full resolution ASTER subset image (15 m pixels) of the north ("river right") side of Pine Island Glacier. Image spans an area approximately 9.3 km by 16.5 km.
ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/pub/DATASETS/ICESHELVES/pine/aster_pig_20001212_corner_sm.jpg

Full resolution ASTER subset image (15 m pixels) of the south ("river left") side of Pine Island Glacier, where it flows past an obstruction. Image spans an area approximately 11.7 km by 12.4 km.