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Polar Polygons

Feb. 13, 2005
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows polygons formed in ice-rich material in the north polar region of Mars. The bright surfaces in this image are covered by a thin water ice frost.

13 February 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows polygons formed in ice-rich material in the north polar region of Mars. The bright surfaces in this image are covered by a thin water ice frost.

Location near: 79.8°N, 344.8°W
Image width: ~1.5 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Summer

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