
It is early springtime in the southern hemisphere of Mars in this image from NASA Mars Odyssey. The south polar cap is now illuminated by the sun and the surface can be studied as it changes with the passage of spring.
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NASA ID
PIA13773
Date Created
January 6, 2011
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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