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South Polar Cap Terrain
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This intriguing, almost cartoon-like terrain is composed of coalescing pits and smooth-topped mesas, forming part of what is known as the Residual South Polar Cap (RSPC) of Mars. The RSPC is a permanent deposit of carbon dioxide (dry) ice that is several kilometers thick and overlies a much larger water ice cap. This part of the RSPC lies at an elevation of about 6.5 kilometers. The mesas are several kilometers long while the pits range in diameter up to several hundred meters.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSouth Polar Cap Terrain. NASA/JPL, 2021-02-26. Public domain. ID: PIA24463.
