PIA23515: Water Ice Marked on Mars Globe (Illustration)


Water Ice Marked on Mars Globe (Illustration)

Caption:

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The annotated area of Mars in this illustration holds near-surface water ice that would be easily accessible for astronauts to dig up. The water ice was identified as part of a map using data from NASA orbiters.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission
Instrument Host
Host Type
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Color, Map, Water
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2019-12-10
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23515
Identifier PIA23515