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PFS Pointings Footprint over South Pole


Date: 09 February 2004
Depicts: Mars's Southern Pole
Copyright: ESA

The southern polar cap with the ice cap clearly visible. Overlayed is the footprint of the PFS measurements from orbit 30. Analysis of the data from these observations indicates some water is mixed in with carbon dioxide ice.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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