Polar Caps

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke4430.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4430. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Planets And Satellites

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Bright, icy surface deposits in the polar regions of a planetary body. In the solar system, the Earth, Mars and Neptune's major satellite Triton are known to possess polar caps. The Earth's polar caps are permanent and consist of water ice, with a maximum thickness of about 4 km. The northern cap lies over Greenland and the Arctic Ocean; the southern covers the continent of Antarctica. Both show ...

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