Moon Science

Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole

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May 19, 2026 • 104 views
Original source: NASA

Description This is the highest-resolution view of the water ice-rich south polar cap of Mars captured by NASA’s Psyche mission after it made its close approach with the planet for a gravity assist. The image scale is around 0.7 miles per pixel (1.14 kilometers per pixel). The cap itself extends acr...