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Northern Polar Crater Floor

The icy polar north of Mars produces a variety of patterned landscapes which are as scenic as informational. This crater floor is covered by layered ice deposits and soil mixed, with dunes overlying the finer patterns. Latitude 79.2 , Longitude 60.8. Size is about 1 to 4 of the MRO/HiRISE camera standard 1 to 1 with a 31cm resolution at 1 to 1. Altered settings slightly for scenic qualities. Taken January 1, 2010, HiRISE camera color composite. Image ESP_016087_2695. Original, source, NASA/JPL/University of Arizona .
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