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MOLA: Seasonal Snow Variations on Mars, Medium Zoom out from Martian South Pole: False Color
This is a visualization of the topography near the Martian south pole as measured with the MOLA instrument. This particular animation shows a medium zoom out from the surface of the pole. The surface color is based on the elevation of the topography.

Medium zoom out from the surface of the south pole showing the topography colored by elevation    Medium zoom out from the surface of the south pole showing the topography colored by elevation
Duration: 33.0 seconds
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Topography of the south pole of Mars shown colored by elevation    Topography of the south pole of Mars shown colored by elevation

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Slate title from video tape reads, 'Flyover of Martian South Pole Using MOLA Topography. Done in support of Seasonal Snow Variation story in Science.'    Slate title from video tape reads, 'Flyover of Martian South Pole Using MOLA Topography. Done in support of Seasonal Snow Variation story in Science.'

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Animation Number:2296
Animator:Cindy Starr (SVS) (Lead)
Completed:2001-12-06
Scientists:David Smith (NASA/GSFC)
 Maria Zuber (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Instrument:MGS/MOLA
Data Collected:1997/09/15-1998/11
Series:Mars Seasonal Snow Variations
Video:SVS2001-0031 *
Keywords:
DLESE >> Cryology
SVS >> Flyover
SVS >> Mars
SVS >> Snow
DLESE >> Space science
More Information on this topic available at:
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20011206molaice.html
Science paper:http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/tharsis/snow_paper.html
 
 
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