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South Polar Cap

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows mesas and pits formed by sublimation of carbon dioxide of the martian south polar cap.
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Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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17 March 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows mesas and pits formed by sublimation of carbon dioxide of the south polar cap.

Location near: 85.8°S, 351.5°W
Image width: ~2 km (~1.2 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer