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How did the polar lands form?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

A polar ice cap is a high latitude region of a planet or natural satellite that is covered in ice This causes the term 'polar ice cap' to be somewhat of a misnomer, as the term ice cap itself is applied with greater scrutiny as such bodies must be found over land, and possess a surface area of less than 50,000 km²: larger bodies are referred to as ice sheets.

The composition of the ice will vary. For example Earth's polar ice caps are mainlywater ice, while Mars's polar ice caps are a mixture of solid phase carbon dioxide and water ice.

Polar ice caps form because high latituderegions receive less energy in the form of solar radiation from the sun than equatorial regions, resulting in lower surface temperatures.

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