South Polar Cap

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's VIS image shows part of the south polar cap. Taken in summer, the CO2 (dry ice) cap shows the layering of ice and dust that formed over millions of years.

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

Context

Image ID: 
V91652008 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-86.3765
138.159
91652
2022-08-12 21:54
Thu, 2022-11-17
VIS
512 pixels (9 km)
1824 pixels (33 km)
0.018208 km/pixel
0.0184102 km/pixel

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