Description
4 July 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a polgyon-cracked surface, into which deep, somewhat kidney-bean-shaped pits have formed. These are landscapes of the martian south polar residual cap. This view was captured during May 2005.
Location near: 86.9°S, 5.1°W
Image width: ~1.5 km (~0.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season Southern Spring
