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

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• 1 Min Read Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole PIA26773 Credits NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Psyche’s High-Resolution…
• Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole PNG (1.09 MB) 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 across more than 430 miles (700 kilometers).
• The image was acquired with Imager A on May 15, 2026, at about 1:53 p.m.