PIA02070: Polar Stratigraphy
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
 Instrument:  Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
 Product Size:  1631 x 2076 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems
 Producer ID:  MOC2-147
 Addition Date:  2000-06-01
 Primary Data Set:  MGS EDRs
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02070.tif (2.355 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02070.jpg (578.6 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

These three images were taken on three different orbits over the north polar cap in April 1999. Each shows a different part of the same ice-free trough. The left and right images are separated by a distance of more than 100 kilometers (62 miles). Note the similar layers in each image.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/MSSS

Image Addition Date:
2000-06-01