South Polar Layers

This image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows part of the south polar cap. It is now summer in the region and the surface frosts are gone.

Today's VIS image shows part of the south polar cap. It is now summer in the region and the surface frosts are gone. The layers of ice comprising the cap are now fully visible. Orbit Number: 66823 Latitude: -86.428 Longitude: 177.164 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2017-01-06 02:29 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21318