Figure 11-29: R I V U X G
Spring on Mars The dark areas in this enhanced-color image are dust patches uncovered by evaporating carbon dioxide ice near the north pole in springtime. On the steeper slopes, the dust cascades down, creating the dark treelike streaks. The yellow arrow points to a plume being kicked up by one of these dust-slides.
Spring on Mars The dark areas in this enhanced-color image are dust patches uncovered by evaporating carbon dioxide ice near the north pole in springtime. On the steeper slopes, the dust cascades down, creating the dark treelike streaks. The yellow arrow points to a plume being kicked up by one of these dust-slides.
(NASA/JPL/University of Arizona)