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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As Psyche zoomed past the red planet, its cameras captured a wide-angle overhead view of Mars’ southern polar ice cap.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Among the new photographs are a high-resolution snap of Mars’s south pole, which is home to a 430-mile-wide ice cap.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 20 May 2026
Jo-Ellen will still be on this show when the polar ice caps swallow most of the state.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 May 2026
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.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Among the new photographs are a high-resolution snap of Mars’s south pole, which is home to a 430-mile-wide ice cap.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 20 May 2026
Jo-Ellen will still be on this show when the polar ice caps swallow most of the state.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 May 2026
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.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Ice cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20cap. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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