Cryptic Mars, a land shaped by ice

Published on October 9, 2024
Cryptic terrain in Australe Scopuli on Mars

ESA’s Mars Express has captured an astonishing array of landforms emerging from a thick winter blanket of frost as spring arrives in the south polar region of Mars. Some of these features are surprisingly dark compared with their icy surroundings, earning their nickname of ‘cryptic terrain’.

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