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'Cryptic terrain' and dark dust surrounds Mars' icy south pole, new photos reveal

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The European Space Agency's Mars Express mission captured images of the Australe Scopuli region near the south pole of Mars on April 2, 2024 .

The seasonal polar caps are composed mainly of carbon dioxide ice with some water ice.

In spring , the ice partially sublimates, meaning it turns directly from solid ice into vapor, which releases large amounts of gas into the thin Martian atmosphere.

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