South Polar Layers
Today's VIS image shows part of the south polar cap. It is now summer in the region and the surface frosts are gone. The layers of ice comprising the cap are now fully visible. Orbit Number: 66823 Latitude: -86.428 Longitude: 177.164 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2017-01-06 02:29 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21318
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PIA21318
Date Created
February 22, 2017
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JPL
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