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A Look at a Steep North Polar Scarp
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This very steep (more than 60 degrees) scarp shows mass wasting activity every year in the early northern spring, when it is first illuminated after the period of winter darkness. This observation was an attempt to image in late northern winter, in spite of poor illumination. The solar incidence angle is 91.3 degrees, meaning that the Sun is just below the horizon and there was no direct lighting when this image was acquired.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineA Look at a Steep North Polar Scarp. NASA/JPL, 2023-03-03. Public domain. ID: PIA25792.
