Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists . On Monday, just in time for St. Valentine's Day, NASA released this unique view of a bright, heart-shaped mesa in the south polar region captured by the Mars Global Surveyor on November 26, 1999.
Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left.
The picture was taken in late southern spring in a region that spends each winter and most of each spring completely buried in bright frost. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you. Read our privacy guidelines .