Overview map of the Australe Scopuli region at the South Pole
Overview map of the Australe Scopuli region at the South Pole
The DLR High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express mission captured this image of part of the Australe Scopuli region during orbit number 23,324 (indicated by the large box). The specific images and landscape features presented here are located within the smaller box. Australe Scopuli lies at the outer edge of Mars's permanent southern ice cap, which spans a diameter of approximately 400 kilometres. During the six-month winter in Mars's southern hemisphere, the thin seasonal ice and frost cover extends as far as around 50 degrees latitude.
