South Polar Cap

Scaled Image

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Spring has arrived at the south pole of Mars. The multitude of layers that make up the cap are readily visible in today's THEMIS VIS image.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V56290009 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-84.0207
220.827
56290
2014-08-22 15:42
Wed, 2014-09-17
VIS
1024 pixels (17 km)
3648 pixels (62 km)
0.017097 km/pixel
0.017221 km/pixel

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