Albedo Animation
- Visualizations by:
- Bailee DesRocher
- Directed by:
- Michael Lentz
- Technical support:
- Aaron E. Lepsch
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Animator
- Bailee DesRocher (USRA) [Lead]
Scientists
- Nathan T. Kurtz (NASA/GSFC)
- Thomas A. Neumann (NASA/GSFC)
Art director
- Michael Lentz (KBRwyle) [Lead]
Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET) [Lead]
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