Onion Skin of Un-named Martian Crater

Visualizations by Greg Shirah Released on May 24, 1999

Video slate image reads, "Looking at an un-named crater (50 km in diameter) using MOLA "Altimeter Data" and MOC "Visible Data." By combining data sets a better understanding of the surface of Mars can be achieved. (5x vertical exaggeration)".

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http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/MOLA_south_pole/index.html

Visualization Credits

Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
David Smith (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Gregory Neumann (Massachusetts Institute of Technology): Scientist

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
Mars Global Surveyor - MGS

Data Used:

MGS/MOC

1997/12/29

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MGS/MOLA

1997/09/15-1998/11

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MOLA

Keywords:
SVS >> Mars
SVS >> Martian Crater
DLESE >> Physical geography
DLESE >> Space science
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons