South Polar Polygons

July 4, 2005

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a polgyon-cracked surface, into which deep, somewhat kidney-bean-shaped pits have formed. These are landscapes of the martian south polar residual cap.

4 July 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a polgyon-cracked surface, into which deep, somewhat kidney-bean-shaped pits have formed. These are landscapes of the martian south polar residual cap. This view was captured during May 2005.

Location near: 86.9°S, 5.1°W
Image width: ~1.5 km (~0.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season Southern Spring

South Polar Polygons

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