Polar Layers

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This VIS image shows part of the margin of the north polar cap and the surrounding plains. The layering of the ice is easily visible due to the dust that is deposited on the top of the ice every year, creating layering over millions of years.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V71835015 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
83.7224
117.158
71835
2018-02-23 01:58
Mon, 2018-05-28
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (65 km)
0.017984 km/pixel
0.0179448 km/pixel

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