Polar Layers

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

The numerous layers of the south polar cap are shown in cross-section in this VIS image.

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Latitude: -85.8545

Longitude: 102.814

Orbit Number: 33290

Captured: 2009-06-16 02:40

Posted to Web: Wed, 2009-07-08

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 1024 pixels (18 km)

Image Height: 3648 pixels (63 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.017393 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.017855 km/pixel

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