South Polar Topography (MOLA)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ June 23, 1999

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a relief model of the topography of the South Polar Region on Mars showing the form of the ice cap and its surroundings.

Relief model of the topography of the South Polar Region showing the form of the ice cap and its surroundings. The circular area at the pole has not yet been mapped.

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Mission

Target

Mars

Spacecraft

Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter

Instrument

Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter

Credit

NASA/JPL/GSFC

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