South Polar Layers

Southern hemisphere spring has arrived at the south polar cap. The ice layers that make up the cap are easily seen in this image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.

Southern hemisphere spring has arrived at the south polar cap. The ice layers that make up the cap are easily seen in this VIS image.

Orbit Number: 64531 Latitude: -86.6334 Longitude: 97.7916 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2016-07-01 06:55

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20972