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Water Ice at South Pole


Date: 31 March 2004
Satellite: Mars Express
Depicts: Water Ice
Copyright: ESA/IAS

A - Image obtianed by Mars Global surveyor (NASA/JPL/MSSS) highlighting the polar zone
B - Chart of the same area showing the abundance of water ice identified with OMEGA
C - Even area for the CO2 ice
D - An enlargement of the red rectangle marked on image A, B and C showing the composition of ice. From left to right the three images show the surface of an area rich in water ice, a region deprived of water ice, and clear carbon dioxide ice
Last Update: 1 September 2019
16-Jun-2026 12:07 UT

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