A Rotating False Color View of the Martian South Pole from MOLA
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- Visualizations by:
- Tom Biddlecome
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This is one of a series of visualizations showing false-colored renderings of the Martian topography measured by MOLA in the vicinity of the Mars Polar Lander landing site. Blue tones represent elevations of less than 2 kilometers, while reddish tones are greater than about 2.8 kilometers, relative to the mean equatorial height of Mars. The elevation of the landing site is about 2.4 km, midway into the polar layered terrain. The 400 meters (¼ mile) resolution of the MOLA data gives a smoothed but vertically exaggerated view of the topography. At this scale it is impossible to ascertain the actual roughness at the lander's destination, forcing project directors to make their best guesses based on available data.
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Credits
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- Tom Biddlecome (Raytheon) [Lead]
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Scientist
- David Smith (NASA/GSFC)
Missions
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MGS Topography
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