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Radar images of red planet's north pole show layers of ice, dust
By the Los Angeles Times
Article Last Updated: 05/16/2008 01:33:00 AM MDT
Mars' north pole, like a French parfait, comes in layers. Scientists analyzing radar images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft have found up to seven distinct layers of ice and dust beneath the north pole. Roger J. Phillips, a scientist with the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, said the layering probably was caused by changes in the planet's orbit in the last 4 million years.
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