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Context image showing the extent of the north polar ice cap in the northern hemisphere of Mars. It covers a region 0°–360°E and approximately 78°–90° N.
The yellow outline indicates the area featured in the corresponding main colour image release, while the white outlines show the area covered by the 32 individual image strips compiled to make the mosaic.
The mosaic was created from images acquired during the following orbits: 1154, 1177, 1219, 1291, 1394, 1745, 3663, 3681, 3685, 3695, 5483, 5775, 5784, 5796, 5808, 5810, 5818, 5824, 5827, 5838, 5853, 5864, 5867, 5900, 5904, 5963, 6007, 6229, 8042, 8080, 8153 and 8160, which cover a time span from 11 December 2004 to 17 May 2010.
The context map is in stereographic projection and uses a Mars sphere as reference body for elevation values.