Ice Clouds (Released 13 February 2003)

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Heavy water ice clouds almost completely obscure the surface in Vastitas Borealis. Some amount of dust is also likely to be part of the clouds. Storm fronts are common at high latitudes during the spring and early summer seasons.

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Context

Image ID: 
V05002012 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
69.5018
283.563
5002
2003-01-30 01:28
Thu, 2003-02-13
VIS
1024 pixels (20 km)
3648 pixels (71 km)
0.01969 km/pixel
0.019833 km/pixel

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