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COVER Synthetic image of the north polar cap of Mars, about 1000 kilometers across, with cutaway revealing interior structure as imaged by the Shallow Radar (SHARAD) on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. Vertical exaggeration is about 60:1. In this false-color rendition, bright lines in the cross section are reflections from internal layer boundaries within the icy cap; their depth distribution provides clues to recent climate history. See page 1182.

Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Agenzia Spaziale Italiana/Università di Roma/Southwest Research Institute; additional data credits: Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter Science Team, Mars Orbiter Camera (NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems); digital graphics: JPL/Eric De Jong/Mike Stetson/Jason Craig

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)