Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Dusty Crater In False Color (Released 26 January 2005)

Vital Statistics
Location: 70.1N, 352.8E	Released: 2005-01-26
Image Size: 20.0 x 71.1 km, 512 x 1824 px
Resolution: 39m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20050126a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20050126a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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In false color THEMIS images at high latitudes ice/frost will typically appear as bright blue in color; dust mantled ice will appear in tones of red/orange.

This false color image of a crater rim illustrates just how complete the dust cover can be. The small white/blue regions on the rim are of areas where the dust cover has been removed - due to heating on sun facing slopes or by gravitational effects.