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PIA08710: Polar Band
This MOC image shows layers exposed in a trough in the martian north polar region. At the time the picture was acquired, the entire scene was covered by seasonal carbon dioxide frost
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Spacecraft: Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Product Size: 1024 samples x 1974 lines
Produced By: Malin Space Science Systems
Producer ID: MOC2-1568
Full-Res TIFF: PIA08710.tif (2.024 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA08710.jpg (302.1 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

28 August 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows layers exposed in a trough in the martian north polar region. At the time the picture was acquired, the entire scene was covered by seasonal carbon dioxide frost. By late spring and into summer, these layers would appear darker, once the carbon dioxide frost sublimes away.

Location near: 84.9°N, 263.3°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Spring


Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

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