Victoria Lower Glacier, Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Aerial view of some of the structural features in the snout area of Victoria Lower Glacier. The wavy light and dark bands on the surface are the original sedimentary stratification from snow accumulation. The faint longitudinal streaks represent flow-parallel foliation. The terraced ice cliffs are the result of differential ablation according to the thickness of sand blown onto the ice surface.

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