Schematic of temperatures inside and outside the Mars north polar vortex (IMAGE)

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Schematic of temperatures inside and outside the Mars north polar vortex

Caption

A schematic of temperature measurements shows how it is 40 degrees Celsius colder inside the north polar vortex (indicated by the yellow line) compared to outside the vortex. 

Credit

Kevin Olsen (University of Oxford) et al.

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