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Polar Orbiter: Fly Up to Primary Landing Site with Roughness Map

dark blue = smooth, green = rough

Mars true color Viking sphere rotating to Polar Lander site in MOLA roughness false color    Mars true color Viking sphere rotating to Polar Lander site in MOLA roughness false color
Duration: 22.0 seconds
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Animation Number:687
Completed:1999-08-25
Animator:Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
Scientist:David Smith (NASA/GSFC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:MGS/MOLA (1997/09/15-1998/11)
 Viking (1976)
Series:MOLA
Video:SVS1999-0017 *
Keywords:
SVS >> Landing Site
SVS >> Mars
DLESE >> Physical geography
DLESE >> Space science
 
 
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