North Polar Region of Mars: Imaging Results from Viking 2

• Published in: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 194; no. 4271; pp. 1329 - 1337
• Main Authors: Cutts, James A., Blasius, Karl R., Briggs, Geoffrey A., Carr, Michael H., Greeley, Ronald, Masursky, Harold
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 17.12.1976
• Subjects: Climate change; Dunes; Frost; Geology; Ice; Impact craters; Italian ices; Mars; Polar regions; Terraces

During October 1976, the Viking 2 orbiter acquired approximately 700 high-resolution images of the north polar region of Mars. These images confirm the existence at the north pole of extensive layered deposits largely covered over with deposits of perennial ice. An unconformity within the layered de...