South Polar Cap Layers

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

This VIS image shows part of the south polar cap. The cap is comprised of layers of ice and dust deposited over millions of years. This image was collected near the end of summer.

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

Context

Latitude: -85.7781

Longitude: 95.9142

Orbit Number: 100878

Captured: 2024-09-10 13:33

Posted to Web: Mon, 2025-04-07

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 1024 pixels (12 km)

Image Height: 3648 pixels (44 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.012139 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.0123792 km/pixel

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