<p>Mountains and ice seen from the NASA DC-8 during the IceBridge survey flight of the Getz Ice Shelf on Oct. 27, 2012. The blue color seen here is characteristic of ice that has been exposed by winds that have blown away snow cover.
</p><p>Credit: NASA / George Hale
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