Mars' Magnetic Tail
- Visualizations by:
- Chris Smith,
- Ernie Wright,
- Greg Shirah,
- Michael Lentz, and
- Walt Feimer
- Written by:
- William Steigerwald
- Scientific consulting by:
- Bruce Jakosky and
- David Folta
- Produced by:
- Dan Gallagher
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
Image of Martian magnetic field line interactions courtesy of Anil Rao/Univ. of Colorado/MAVEN/NASA GSFC
Animators
- Chris Smith (KBRwyle) [Lead]
- Ernie Wright (USRA) [Lead]
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Michael Lentz (KBRwyle) [Lead]
- Walt Feimer (KBRwyle) [Lead]
Writers
- William Steigerwald (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Trey Russell Mason (Experiential Learning Program, UMD)
Scientists
- Bruce Jakosky (LASP) [Lead]
- David Folta (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
Producer
- Dan Gallagher (KBRwyle) [Lead]
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