Mars’ South Polar Residual Cap in Late Summer
South Polar residual cap
The South Polar residual cap is especially interesting to image in the very late southern summer when seasonal frost is gone and the low-sun illumination accentuates subtle topography.
Visible here is part of just one of many such images acquired in recent weeks.
ID: ESP_076530_0955
date: 23 November 2022
altitude: 247 km
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076530_0955NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
