Mars Odyssey: Water Ice/Winter Observations
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NASA's Mars Odyssey detected water ice in the northern hemisphere. During the winter months, the icy soil is covered by a thick layer of carbon dioxide ('dry ice') frost obscuring the water ice signature.This animation is match-framed to #2778 and #2780. It shows the areas of ice during a martian winter.
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Animation tilting down to show the northern hemisphere of Mars during winter.
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A comparison of the water ice detected by Odyssey in northern summer and winter seasons. In some places the water ice content is more than 90 percent by volume.
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Blue colors indicate water ice observed by Odyssey during the northern winter months, when carbon-dioxide covers the surface.
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| Animation Number: | 2779 |
| Animators: | Alex Kekesi (Lead) |
| | Greg Shirah |
| Studio: | SVS |
| Completed: | 2003-06-25 |
| Scientists: | David Smith (NASA/GSFC) |
| | Maria Zuber (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| | Gregory Neumann (Johns Hopkins University) |
| Instruments: | MGS/MOLA
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| | Mars Odyssey/GRS |
| Data sets: | MGS/MOLA topography
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| | Mars Odyssey/GRS High energy neutron |
| Data Collected: | MGS/MOLA:1997/09/15-2001/01/31, Mars Odyssey/GRS:2002/02/20-2002/04/18 |
| Series: | Mars Odyssey |
| Video: | SVS2003-0017 * |
| Goddard TV Tape: | G2003-043 |
Keywords:
DLESE
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More Information on this topic available at:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2003/0626marswater.html
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Please give credit for this visualization to
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio |
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