The steep edge of the north polar cap is falling apart. This animation shows where a section of the slope at right has collapsed since 3 Mars years ago and deposited a field of ice blocks.

ID: ESP_062866_2640
date: 25 December 2019
altitude: 319 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_062866_2640
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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