Odyssey image
Vital Statistics
Location:
-86.6N, 99.1E
Released:
2009-02-24
Image Size:
17.8 x 63.0 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 17m Instrument: VIS
Medium-size image for 20090224a
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
 
Image Context:
Context image for 20090224a 		Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20090224a
Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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As the sun continues to warm the south polar region, spots appear on the ice. The dark material of the spots is apparently mobile with the wind able to lengthen the spots into streaks.
 
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