ice cap
noun
1
: a cover of perennial ice and snow
specifically
: a glacier forming on an extensive area of relatively level land and flowing outward from its center
2
: an ice bag shaped to the head
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This process causes the white ice caps to grow and shrink in size depending on the Martian seasons.
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David Joffe, Space.com, 19 June 2025
The team tested two main ideas for how Mars' valleys might have formed through precipitation: one where the planet was warm and wet, and another where ice melted temporarily at the edge of a large ice cap — representing a cold, dry climate.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Its purpose is to peel back the 6.5-million-cubic-mile (27-million-km³) ice cap to reveal the bedrock beneath.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
Greenland is a large island with a small population
Greenland is the world’s largest island, spanning more than 835,000 square miles, with around almost 80% of that land covered by ice caps and glaciers.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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David Joffe, Space.com, 19 June 2025
The team tested two main ideas for how Mars' valleys might have formed through precipitation: one where the planet was warm and wet, and another where ice melted temporarily at the edge of a large ice cap — representing a cold, dry climate.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Its purpose is to peel back the 6.5-million-cubic-mile (27-million-km³) ice cap to reveal the bedrock beneath.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
Greenland is a large island with a small population
Greenland is the world’s largest island, spanning more than 835,000 square miles, with around almost 80% of that land covered by ice caps and glaciers.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Ice cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20cap. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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