South Polar Ice

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's VIS image shows part of the south polar cap. This image was taken at the start of southern summer, and the surface frost has sublimated away. The cap was created over millions of years with deposition of ice and dust during different seasons, creating layers. The ice surface contains several different textures which can be seen in this image. The south polar cap is called Australe Planum.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V89638006 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-86.8307
296.694
89638
2022-02-28 01:53
Fri, 2022-07-22
VIS
512 pixels (5 km)
7584 pixels (76 km)
0.010115 km/pixel
0.0101902 km/pixel

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