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HiRISE: On the intricacies of carbon dioxide ice
On the intricacies of carbon dioxide ice. Measuring the mass balance of what we call the residual South Polar cap (RSPC) has important climatic implications. This image was requested to detect any vertical changes compared to earlier observations. Beautiful Mars … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, CO2 frost, CO2 ice, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, south polar residual cap, south residual polar cap, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: South residual polar cap monitoring
Spooky — The wonderfully strange landscape of the South Polar region. Beautiful Mars series.