Description
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image illustrates very well the detailed, pitted nature of the north polar residual ice cap. As water ice sublimes away a little bit each summer, dark-floored pits have formed, trapping dust and other debris.
Location near: 85.1°N, 284.6°W
200 m scale bar = ~219 yards
Illumination from: lower left
Season: Northern Summer
