The eastern side of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula juts into the Pacific Ocean west of Alaska. In this winter image, a volcanic terrain is hidden under snow-covered peaks, and valley glaciers feed blue ice into coastal waters.

Image taken February 17, 2002, by the ASTER instrument on NASA’s Terra satellite.

Credit: NASA/GSFC/USGS EROS Data Center

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