Three craters in the eastern Hellas region of Mars.
A view of three craters in the eastern Hellas region of Mars, containing concealed glaciers that were detected by radar. Recent measurements have detected large amounts of water ice in such deposits over widespread areas, arguing for the flow of glacial-like structures on Mars in the relatively recent geologic past. This suggests that snow and ice accumulated on higher topography, flowed downhill and is now protected from sublimation by a layer of rock debris and dust. Furrows and ridges on the surface were caused by deforming ice.
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Keywords: color, craters, elevated, elevation, furrows, geography, hellas, horizon, image, mars, outdoors, photography, planets, regions, ridges, space, surface, terrain, texture, topographic, topography, vertical, view
