CRISM south polar mapping: First Mars year of observations

• Main Authors: Brown, Adrian J., Calvin, Wendy M., McGuire, Patrick C., Murchie, Scott L.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2014
• Subjects: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics astro-ph.EP; FOS Physical sciences; South Pole; Titus; Ice cap; South pole
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1402.0541; https://arxiv.org/abs/1402.0541

We report on mapping of the south polar region of Mars using data from the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) instrument. Our observations have led to the following discoveries: 1. Water ice is present in the form of pole-circling clouds originating from the circum-Hellas r...