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OMEGA Detects Water at South Pole

Date: 23 Jan 2004
Satellite: Mars Express
Depicts: Analysis of Southern Polar Cap
Copyright: ESA

OMEGA observed the southern polar cap of Mars on 18 January 2004, as seen on all three bands. The right one represents the visible image, the middle one the CO2 (carbon dioxide) ice and the left one the H2O (water) ice.

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Last Update: 23 Jan 2004