Puca Glacier Close Up (IMAGE)

University of Colorado at Boulder

Puca Glacier Close Up

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The Puca Glacier's name comes from the red color of the rocks on its eastern moraine (right side), since Puca is Quechua for 'red.' Terrain recently exposed by the glacier's retreat can be seen in the foreground, practically devoid of life. Because of the sediment's red color, we felt like we were on the surface of Mars during our fieldwork there.

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John Darcy / University of Colorado Boulder

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