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 new image from HiRISE, which stands for High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, shows the surface of Chasma Boreale, a large valley in Mars' northern ice cap.
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Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Mars still holds some water, mostly in its ice caps, but there might be much more underground — enough to fill an ocean, according to data from NASA’s InSight lander.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Alongside Cruise feeding and stroking his dying cat while walking around his mansion with his gut hanging out, there are shots of planes readying for battle and collapsing polar ice caps.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Scientists say the ice cap is an extraordinary trove of data about pre-industrial human activity and environmental change.
—Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2026
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Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Mars still holds some water, mostly in its ice caps, but there might be much more underground — enough to fill an ocean, according to data from NASA’s InSight lander.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Alongside Cruise feeding and stroking his dying cat while walking around his mansion with his gut hanging out, there are shots of planes readying for battle and collapsing polar ice caps.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Scientists say the ice cap is an extraordinary trove of data about pre-industrial human activity and environmental change.
—Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Ice cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20cap. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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