11/1/12

E.S.A. Image of Glacial Action in Martian Past

The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter is returning some good pictures of Mars. The image below is a computer enhanced synthesis designed to show perspective of mountains and a volcano that were scoured by glaciers in the remote past. I have posted a photo of an Alaska glacier below for comparison.
Computer enhanced image credit - ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

Mendenhall Glacier

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