PIA03006: Enhanced by Frost
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows outcrops of south polar layered terrain enhanced by bright patches of carbon dioxide frost.
 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:  672 x 2432 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1236  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03006.tif (1.636 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03006.jpg (284.8 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

30 September 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows outcrops of south polar layered terrain. Their appearance in this July 2005 springtime image is enhanced by bright patches of carbon dioxide frost. The frost is left over from the previous southern winter season; by summer, the frost would be gone.

Location near: 84.6°S, 203.5°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Spring

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-09-30