
This VIS image shows part of the South Polar cap. As spring moves into the summer the surface frost is reduced and the surface texture of the ice is revealed. Orbit Number: 65009 Latitude: -84.5979 Longitude: 313.213 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2016-08-09 15:55 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20998
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PIA20998
Date Created
September 27, 2016
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JPL
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