Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) High Resolution Images SPO-2 Observations:
Spring Time View of North Polar Sand Dunes
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(A) Location of new MOC image (#45205) relative to polar stereographic projection of a portion of Viking Orbiter 2 image 579b76 taken in late Northern Spring, April 1978. The Viking image covers a region 38 by 35.3 kilometers (23.6 by 21.9 miles). North is up, illumination in the Viking image is from the lower left. The MOC image is the slightly darker strip just left of center. The MOC image was taken in early Northern Spring, July 1998 (nearly 1 Mars decade after the Viking image).
Here is a view of the MOC as described above.
It appears that many ice formations can be seen in this image.
A closer view.
There appears to be some rather odd shapes in this scene.
Notice the large tube like formations.
At the lower left the ice seems to have made piller like shapes.
I believe that is what I read...that this is ice.
Here is a little more detail on the ice pillers.
This is as close as I can get without too much distortion.
Notice all the different layers in the ridges.
Here you can see the height of these.
Notice the wall like features in them.
This area seems rather dynamic with all the different features it has.
Notice where I have the arrow.
It looks like a very tall perfectly squared monolith.
Notice again where I have the arrow.
Almost looks like a large square building.
This is the closest I can get to this.
As you can see it seems very square in shape and looks like something is on the roof.
Very interesting indeed!
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