South Polar Layers
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
About this image
Different lighting can hide or reveal different features on the surface of Mars. In today's VIS image, the lighting was perfect to reveal the details of the layering of the south polar cap.
Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.
Context
Image ID:
V41762007 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-86.0077
101.902
41762
2011-05-14 23:17
Thu, 2011-06-16
VIS
1024 pixels (17 km)
3648 pixels (61 km)
0.016979 km/pixel
0.017102 km/pixel
