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A Frosted Surface
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This is the first of a new monitoring series to track seasonal processes. It is also a striking image with late winter angled illumination over dunes covered by carbon dioxide frost mixed with dust. Dark spots may be where sand is exposed from very early defrosting activity. The incidence angle is 87 degrees, or just 3 degrees above the horizon.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineA Frosted Surface. NASA/JPL, 2019-05-15. Public domain. ID: PIA23231.
