JavaScript is required
JPL Logo
Image

South Polar Remnants

Feb. 25, 2006
This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor image shows the remains of a once more laterally extensive layer overlying undulating terrain very near the south polar residual cap on Mars.

25 February 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows the remains of a once more laterally extensive layer overlying undulating terrain very near the south polar residual cap. Removal of the overlying layer has created "windows" through which are revealed topographic variations in the underlying material, predominantly manifested in the form of ridges which run diagonally, from the southwest (lower left) to the northeast (upper right), across the scene.

Location near: 86.9°S, 196.0°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer

Keep Exploring