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"Elementary, My Dear Deposit..."
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In this image, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) observes an impact crater with associated bright deposits that at first glance give the appearance of seasonal frost or ice accumulations. MRO has an onboard spectrometer called CRISM that can distinguish between ices and other minerals. Unfortunately, there is currently no coverage of this particular spot. However, it can be deduced through several lines of evidence that this is, in fact, not ice.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit line"Elementary, My Dear Deposit...". NASA/JPL, 2017-06-28. Public domain. ID: PIA21766.
