Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... Credit: MOC Team , MGS , NASA Explanation: No, it's not breakfast ... but looking down from an orbiting spacecraft , the odd intersecting ridges covering this area of Mars do present a waffle-like appearance. ... The south polar region in this Mars Global Surveyor image measures about 8.5 by 12 miles and is spread with a layer of bright, seasonal carbon dioxide frost. ... Publications with keywords: Mars - south pole . Publications with words: Mars - south pole . ...