This stunning image shows part of the South Polar residual ice cap, a term that refers to ice that lingers well past a seasonal change. Our science goal here is to look for any changes in the ice cap that might have occurred from a previous observation, although the changes might be small.

ID: ESP_076435_0940
date: 16 November 2022
altitude: 246 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076435_0940
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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