Feature Image: Is It Snow? (Released 25 April 2003)

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Location: 53.5N, 22.8E	Released: 2003-04-25
Image Size: 19.5 x 69.3 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 19m	Instrument: VIS

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

Image Context:
Context image for 20030425a

Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20030425a

Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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Amidst the hummocky topography produced by the ejecta from Lyot crater, smooth patches of material fill shallow depres- sions. Most researchers would agree that ice probably is a component of the smooth material and has a role in producing the unusual style of erosion seen in this image. But is it ice rich sediment or ice covered by sediment?

THEMIS Image of the Day: Is It Snow? (Released 25 April 2003)