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Mars: Polygons

Target Name:  Mars
Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor
Produced by:  Malin Space Science Systems/NASA
Copyright: Public Domain
Date Released: 19 July 1999

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Some impact craters on the northern plains of Mars exhibit polygonal patterns on their floors. Similar features are common in arctic and antarctic environments on Earth, and usually indicate the presence and freeze-thaw cycles of subsurface ice. This picture was taken by MOC on May 6, 1999.

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