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This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 3 December 2021, shows the Crater Glacier, located on Mount St.Helens, Washington State, USA

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English: This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 3 December 2021, shows the Crater Glacier, located on Mount St. Helens, Washington State, USA. The glacier, which has developed on the southwest flank of the volcano’s crater, was named the youngest mountain glacier on Earth in 1996. Since then, it has continued to expand, with new measurements putting it at 2.76 kilometers in length and 200 meters of maximum thickness. The ice mass, which surrounds the lava domes, is unique because of the speed at which it formed after the devastating 1980 eruption. Furthermore, Crater Glacier is known for having the highest growth rate of any glacier in the United States, gaining 15 meters of thickness each year, and rapidly advancing – going against the broader global trend of glaciers melting. Open data provided by the Copernicus Sentinel satellites are a powerful tool for studying the dynamics of glaciers around the world.
Date Taken on 3 December 2021
Source Crater Glacier, the youngest mountain glacier on Earth
Author European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

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