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Image of the day 11/15/2020

    Mars south pole and polar cap (projections), Łukasz Sujka

    Mars south pole and polar cap (projections)

    Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

    Image of the day 11/15/2020

      Mars south pole and polar cap (projections), Łukasz Sujka

      Mars south pole and polar cap (projections)

      Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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      This is polar orthographic and stereographic projections of Mars south pole and south polar cap.

      MAde from 8 pictures collected from 8th to 22nd of September 2020 where shape of polar cap was quite the same.

      You can observe characteristic ribbed structure of south polar cap

      It's because it's periodical icening and melting which is creating big valleys and ice canyons within

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      Mars south pole and polar cap (projections), Łukasz Sujka