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Perspective view of Mars north polar ice cap

author: ESA/Nasa/DLR/FU Berlin/Novapix

reference: a-mar09-00161

Image Size 300 DPI: 16 * 9 cm

Perspective view of the Mars north polar ice cap and its distinctive dark troughs forming a spiral-like pattern. The view is based on images taken by ESA’s Mars Express and generated using elevation data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) on board the NASA Mars Global Surveyor mission.

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2010 - 2017 - ASTRONOMY - ICE - MARS - MARS EXPRESS - NORTH POLE - PLANET - POLE -