The North Polar layered deposits provide a record of recent climate changes on Mars. Color variations between layers are due to differences in composition of the dust that contaminates the ice, and differences in surface textures and residual seasonal frost.

Enhanced colors can also accentuate the subtle variations.

ID: ESP_044706_2670
date: 9 February 2016
altitude: 317 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_044706_2670
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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