Southern Spring

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The sun has risen over the south pole of Mars as southern spring gets underway. The surface of the polar cap and its surroundings will undergo extensive change as frost and ice sublimate in the sun.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V31328004 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-86.78
248.3
31328
2009-01-05 13:04
Wed, 2009-02-18
VIS
1024 pixels (17 km)
768 pixels (12 km)
0.016902 km/pixel
0.017164 km/pixel

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