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Aerial photo of a glacier with red snow and ice.
Date Taken:
November 12, 2014
Photograph By:
Kelly Falkner, NSF

Blood Falls, Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, has an outflow of iron-oxide briney water, resulting in a blood-red color. Learn more about the research conducted on Blood Falls in The Antarctic Sun.

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