NASA's Landsat 8 satellite has captured extraordinary images of "sea smoke" rising from Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier. The phenomenon is caused by the interaction between ice, water, and air, forming small ice crystals that resemble ghostly plumes. The image also shows snow streams carried by powerful springtime winds. This natural occurrence highlights the importance of understanding how blowing snow affects the surface mass balance of polar ice sheets.

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