Early Fall at the South Pole

Caption NASA originale:"This MGS-MOC image shows a portion of the South Polar Residual Cap. The darkened edges of the pits and mesas are evidence of the removal � by sublimation � of frozen CO2 during the recent Martian Summer.
Summer ended and Autumn began in January 2006, shortly before this image was acquired".

Location near: 86,8� South; 90,5� West
Image width: ~3 Km (~1,9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Southern Summer