Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Defrosting Terrain
Original Caption Released with Image:
9 November 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a south polar scene, covered by bright, seasonal, carbon dioxide frost. The dark patches are areas where the frost has begun to sublime away.

Location near: 80.0°S, 334.0°W
Image width: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Spring
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Produced By:
Malin Space Science Systems
Mission:
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Spacecraft:
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Target Name:
Mars
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Mars Orbiter Camera
Product Size:
672 samples x 2432 lines
Producer ID:
MOC2-1276
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Polar
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Surveyor
facet_what:
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
facet_what:
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
November 2005
facet_when_year:
2005
Image #:
PIA03098
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA03098
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Defrosting Terrain