
A bright ice cap of frozen water covers the North Pole of Mars as seen by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. In winter, thin coverings of carbon dioxide and water frost covers this area and frosts finally disappear at end of the Martian spring season.
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NASA ID
PIA18111
Date Created
March 5, 2014
Center
JPL
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