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FUSE/MOLA: Mars Once had Oceans
This visualization shows how Mars might look with an ocean at -500m where the lowest point on Mars is about -8000m and the highest point is about 22000m. Data from The FUSE spacecraft and from the Mars Global Surveyor/MOLA instrument where used to support this theory.

Spinning Mars with an ocean over true color Viking texture    Spinning Mars with an ocean over true color Viking texture
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Mars with ocean - looking at Hellas Basin    Mars with ocean - looking at Hellas Basin

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Mars with ocean - looking at Arabia Terra    Mars with ocean - looking at Arabia Terra

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Mars with ocean - looking at Valles Marineris    Mars with ocean - looking at Valles Marineris

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Mars with ocean - looking at Elysium Mons    Mars with ocean - looking at Elysium Mons

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Animation Number:2291
Animator:Greg Shirah (Lead)
Studio:NASA
Completed:2001-12-04
Scientists:Vladimir Krasnopolsky (Catholic University)
 Paul Feldman (Johns Hopkins University)
Instruments:FUSE
 MGS/MOLA
 Viking
Data Collected:MOLA:1997/09/15-2001/06/30, Vikong:1976
Series:Mars Oceans
Video:SVS2001-0032 *
Goddard TV Tape:G2001-082
Keywords:
SVS >> Mars
SVS >> Ocean
DLESE >> Physical oceanography
DLESE >> Space science
SVS >> Water
Science paper:Science: November 30
 
 
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