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Polygon-Cracked Plain

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a polygon-cracked plain in the south polar region of Mars. Dark spots and streaks indicate areas where the frost had begun to change and sublime away.
PIA04112
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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21 July 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a polygon-cracked plain in the south polar region of Mars. When this picture was acquired in April 2005, the surface was covered with seasonal carbon dioxide frost. Dark spots and streaks indicate areas where the frost had begun to change and sublime away.

Location near: 86.8°S, 300.5°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Spring