Dorsa Argentea

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This VIS image shows part of Dorsa Argentea in the south polar region of Mars. The ridges are most likely material deposited in subglacial channels, which become a positive relief feature when the ice is removed. On Earth, these features are called eskers.

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images. 

Context

Image ID: 
V67545007 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-77.3075
325.515
67545
2017-03-06 14:06
Fri, 2017-05-12
VIS
512 pixels (17 km)
1824 pixels (60 km)
0.033053 km/pixel
0.0333979 km/pixel

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