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Evidence for transient morning water frost deposits on the Tharsis volcanoes of Mars


High-resolution spacecraft imagery has revealed transient deposits that appear in the early mornings of cold seasons at the high altitudes of the Tharsis volcanoes on Mars, consistent with water frost of atmospheric origin.

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