
Today's VIS image shows a portion of the south polar cap. The visible layers were created over millennia by deposition of winter ice and summer dust. This image was collected at the end of the southern summer season. Orbit Number: 84988 Latitude: -86.0994 Longitude: 144.46 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2021-02-10 04:50 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24738
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NASA ID
PIA24738
Date Created
July 21, 2021
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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