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An Icy Underside
NASA/JPL/ASI/ESA/University of Rome/MOLA Science Team/USGS

An Icy Underside
This map shows the thickness of ice at Mars' south pole. The radar data indicate that the deposit, larger than Texas in area, is more than 2.3 miles thick in places, and that the material consists of nearly pure water ice with only a small component of dust. The thickness of the layered deposits is shown by colors, with purple representing the thinnest areas, and red the thickest.


Pictures: NASA/JPL/ASI/ESA/University of Rome/MOLA Science Team/USGS

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