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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Even odder, the ice cap weighs a staggering 24.759 quadrillion tonnes.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
So, the polar ice caps may be new enough that the crust at the poles is still sinking.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The full disc of Mars is seen with the polar ice caps slightly off centre to the top left and bottom right.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
On the opposite end, Mars is essentially frozen out, with all of its water locked up in polar ice caps and under the surface.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
So, the polar ice caps may be new enough that the crust at the poles is still sinking.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The full disc of Mars is seen with the polar ice caps slightly off centre to the top left and bottom right.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
On the opposite end, Mars is essentially frozen out, with all of its water locked up in polar ice caps and under the surface.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Ice cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20cap. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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