At the Edge

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's VIS image is located on the edge of the polar cap. The ice is located at the bottom of the frame, with the surrounding plains at the top half. The circular indentation in the ice margin is affecting the local winds, creating an area of sand dunes.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V77798010 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
83.5651
119.91
77798
2019-06-29 05:11
Wed, 2019-08-07
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (65 km)
0.017984 km/pixel
0.0179645 km/pixel

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