Open AccessDecoding the Age of the Ice at Mars’s North Pole
Author(s) -
David Shultz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo154245
Subject(s) - mars exploration program , decoding methods , ice age , geology , astrobiology , computer science , physics , telecommunications , geomorphology , glacial period
Exposure to sunlight creates telltale patterns in the polar ice cap that change over time, potentially providing insight into the climatic history of the Red Planet.