Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature Image: Ice Layers In False Color (Released 21 January 2005)

Vital Statistics
Location: 83.5N, 118.2E	Released: 2005-01-21
Image Size: 20.5 x 15.4 km, 1024 x 768 px
Resolution: 20m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20050121a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20050121a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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In false color THEMIS images at high latitudes ice/frost will typically appear as bright blue in color; dust mantled ice will appear in tones of red/orange.

This image of shows a cross sectional view of the ice layers. Note the subtle peach banding on the left side of the image. The time variation that the bands represent is not yet understood. Small dunes are present on the right side of the image.