Martian Summer Scene
November 13, 2012
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a mid-summer scene in the south polar region of the red planet. The light-toned surface is covered with seasonal frost that, later in the season, would have sublimed away. MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-1347, 19 January 2006
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Credits: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Topics:
Environment, Space technology, Spaceflight, Spacecraft, Michael C. Malin, Climate of Mars, Astronomy on Mars, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Malin Space Science Systems, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Orbiter Camera, Mars
