Description
MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-497, 28 September 2003
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows some of the scarps, mesas, and circular depressions of the south polar residual cap. These landforms are created in material consisting largely of frozen carbon dioxide. Each layer is a record of a past, colder martian climate. This August 2003 picture is located near 86.9°S, 342.8°W, and covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) across. The scene is illuminated by sunlight from the upper left.
