Colorful Polar Layered Deposits

NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona2016-03-23

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

The North Polar layered deposits provide a record of recent climate changes on Mars as seen by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. Color variations between layers are due to differences in composition of the dust.

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Title: Colorful Polar Layered Deposits
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona
Date Created: 2016-03-23
Rights: JPL
Album: kboggs

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