Radar Reveals Layers of Ice Below Chasma Boreale (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Radar Reveals Layers of Ice Below Chasma Boreale

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The top panel shows a perspective view of northern polar cap of Mars, looking up Chasma Boreale. The yellow line indicates ground track of SHARAD in orbit. The bottom panel shows a cutaway view of same, showing subsurface layers as viewed by SHARAD. Detailed mapping of layers over many orbits reveals the history of ice accumulation and chasma formation.

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NASA/Caltech/JPL/E. DeJong/J. Craig/M. Stetson

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