MOLA: Seasonal Snow Variations on Mars, Zoom to Martian North Pole: True Color
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This is a visualization of the topography near the Martian north pole as measured with the MOLA instrument. This particular animation shows a short zoom to an overhead view of the rotating north pole in true color.
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Zoom to see the topography of the Martian north pole in true color from an intitial global view
Duration: 14.0 seconds
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True color image of the north pole of Mars
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True color image of a global view of Mars
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Slate title from video tape reads, 'Zoom on Martian North Pole using the MOLA Topography. Done in support of Seasonal Snow Variation story in Science.'
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| Animation Number: | 2292 |
| Animator: | Cindy Starr (SVS) (Lead) |
| Completed: | 2001-12-06 |
| Scientists: | David Smith (NASA/GSFC) |
| | Maria Zuber (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| Instruments: | MGS/MOC
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| | MGS/MOLA |
| Data Collected: | MOLA:1997/09/15-1998/11, Viking:1976 |
| Series: | Mars Seasonal Snow Variations |
| Video: | SVS2001-0031 * |
Keywords:
DLESE
>> Cryology
SVS
>> Flyover
SVS
>> Mars
SVS
>> Snow
DLESE
>> Space science
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More Information on this topic available at:
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20011206molaice.html
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| Science paper: | http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/tharsis/snow_paper.html |
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Please give credit for this item to
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio Mars Orbiter Camera data Courtesy of NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems. |
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