Martian North Polar Layered Scarp

Edited Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image of a scarp in Mars' north polar region.

 

Original caption: Sculpted Cool – This is part of a steep scarp within the North Polar layered deposits. Scarps like this have the potential for active avalanches.

 

NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (319 km above the surface, less than 10 km left to right.)

 

www.uahirise.org/ESP_051261_2650

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