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Erosion of the Edge of the South Polar Layered Deposits
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This image is an oblique view from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of the sloping edge of the stack of icy layers over the South Pole has some interesting morphologies. The slope appears to be eroding from a combination of landslides, block falls, and sublimation. The bright icy exposure in the larger landslide scar (upper right) suggests that this was a relatively recent event.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineErosion of the Edge of the South Polar Layered Deposits. NASA/JPL, 2017-05-22. Public domain. ID: PIA21637.
