Supporting Media for MOLA release

  • Released Tuesday, July 10th, 1990
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 2:00PM
  • ID: 1601

How the spacecraft made the gravity map. Animation by Studio 13.

Evidence of global magnetic field on Mars collected by Mars Global Surveyor (MGS). Animation by Studio 13.

Dramatic asymmetry in structure between north and south. North took longer to cool suggests that there may have once been a northern martian ocean. Animation by Studio 13.

How MGS made the gravity map. Animation by Studio 13.

Animation of how MOLA takes elevation readings. Animation by Studio 13.

How the spacecraft made the gravity map. Animation by Studio 13.

How the spacecraft made the gravity map. Animation by Studio 13.

Evidence of global magnetic field on Mars collected by Mars Global Surveyor (MGS). Animation by Studio 13.

Evidence of global magnetic field on Mars collected by Mars Global Surveyor (MGS). Animation by Studio 13.

Dramatic asymmetry in structure between north and south. North took longer to cool suggests that there may have once been a northern martian ocean. Animation by Studio 13.

Dramatic asymmetry in structure between north and south. North took longer to cool suggests that there may have once been a northern martian ocean. Animation by Studio 13.

How MGS made the gravity map. Animation by Studio 13.

How MGS made the gravity map. Animation by Studio 13.

How Mars Orbiter uses its laser altimeter to collect elevation data. Animation by Studio 13.

How Mars Orbiter uses its laser altimeter to collect elevation data. Animation by Studio 13.

For More Information

See http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/MOLA/index.html

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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