The South Polar layered deposits are icy layers that have been deposited over millions of years, preserving a climate history of Mars. In this image the layers are well illuminated to accentuate the topography.

A prior image of this location was acquired with the layered slope facing away from the sun, placing the layers in shadow. (The top of the cutout image is at a higher elevation.)

ID: ESP_058538_0960
date: 21 January 2019
altitude: 249 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_058538_0960
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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