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: -84.2405

Longitude: 130.727

Orbit Number: 101260

Captured: 2024-10-12 00:28

Posted to Web: Fri, 2025-05-09

Instrument: VIS

Image Width: 512 pixels (14 km)

Image Height: 1824 pixels (52 km)

Vertical Resolution: 0.028774 km/pixel

Horizontal Resolution: 0.0290538 km/pixel

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