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  2. Planum Australe - Wikipedia

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    Planum Australe (Latin: "the southern plain") is the southern polar plain on Mars.It extends southward of roughly 75°S and is centered at The geology of this region was to be explored by the failed NASA mission Mars Polar Lander, which lost contact on entry into the Martian atmosphere.

  3. Martian polar ice caps - Wikipedia

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    1995 photo of Mars showing approximate size of the polar caps. The planet Mars has two permanent polar ice caps of water ice and some dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide, CO 2).Above kilometer-thick layers of water ice permafrost, slabs of dry ice are deposited during a pole's winter, [1] [2] lying in continuous darkness, causing 25–30% of the atmosphere being deposited annually at either of the ...

  4. 'Spiders' on Mars? NASA scientists recreate mysterious Red ...

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    PHOTO: This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, acquired May 13, 2018, during winter at the South Pole of Mars, shows a carbon dioxide ice cap covering the region.

  5. Areography - Wikipedia

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    Residual north and south polar ice caps are shown at upper and lower right as they appear in early summer and at minimum size, respectively. Areography, also known as the geography of Mars, is a subfield of planetary science that entails the delineation and characterization of regions on Mars.

  6. Watch: Most detailed pictures of Mars’ moon ever captured - AOL

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    The most detailed images and observations ever captured of one of Mars' moons have been released by scientists. Pictures taken by Hope Probe from the UAE Space Agency's Emirates Mars Mission (EMM ...

  7. Noachis Terra - Wikipedia

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    MOLA map showing boundaries with other regions MOLA map showing boundaries with other regions around the south pole of Mars. Noachis Terra (/ ˈ n oʊ ə k ɪ s /; lit."Land of Noah") is an extensive southern landmass (terra) of the planet Mars.

  8. Are there super-salty lakes on Mars? Research suggests ... - AOL

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    New research published Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy indicates there really is a buried reservoir of super-salty water near the south pole of the planet. Are there super-salty lakes on Mars?

  9. Mare Australe quadrangle - Wikipedia

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    The Mare Australe quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The Mare Australe quadrangle is also referred to as MC-30 (Mars Chart-30). [1] The quadrangle covers all the area of Mars south of 65°, including the South polar ice cap, and its ...