Fast Ice Green Iceberg, East Antarctica - 18 Oct 2023
East Antarctica - The detailed image shows a closer view of the presumably green iceberg. Even in this view, you need to look closely to see the green pixels given the iceberg's relatively small size. Jan Lieser has analyzed countless satellite images of frozen seawater clinging to the coast of East Antarctica. This ice known as landfast ice or simply fast ice regulates the seaward flow of land ice and provides habitat for animals. The ice's textures can be varied, but its colors are mostly grayscale. In October 2023, something green caught his eye. That outlier iceberg is visible captured by the OLI-2 Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9.