This image is a late summer view of the North Polar layered deposits. Soon, the polar hood haze will obscure our view of this region until early Martian spring arrives in the Northern Hemisphere in about an Earth year.

The low-sun illumination enhances subtle topographic variations, accentuating the layering that formed from changing climates driven by periodic orbital variations.

ID: ESP_072504_2660
date: 13 January 2022
altitude: 316 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072504_2660
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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