Uploaded June 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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NASA's Mars Odyssey detected water ice in the northern hemisphere. During the winter months, the icy soil is covered by a thick layer of carbon dioxide ('dry ice') frost obscuring the water ice signature.This animation is match-framed to #2778 and #2779. It shows the areas of ice during a martian summer.

Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio