Is It Snow?

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Amidst the hummocky topography produced by the ejecta from Lyot crater, smooth patches of material fill shallow depressions. Most researchers would agree that ice probably is a component of the smooth material and has a role in producing the unusual style of erosion seen in this image. But is it ice rich sediment or ice covered by sediment?

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Context

Image ID: 
V05804011 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
53.5079
22.8434
5804
2003-04-06 02:13
Fri, 2003-04-25
VIS
1024 pixels (19 km)
3648 pixels (70 km)
0.019364 km/pixel
0.019505 km/pixel

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