Previous Animation Next Animation Prelude and South Pole This animation was released for two separate stories. The first release was of the first 15 seconds (450 frames) as 'Prelude to Antarctica' and is stored in our database as animation 988. The entire animation was released as 'Tour of South Pole' and appears here. The animation was created by laying the Pathfinder data over the globe, RADARSAT data over Antarctica, and the South Pole inset at the South Pole.    This animation starts with a world view using Pathfinder data. Then it zooms down to Antarctica, and dissolve in RADARSAT data over Antarctica. Duration: 42.0 seconds Available formats:   352x240 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   5 MB   320x242     JPEG         5 KB How to play our movies    Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica Available formats:   720 x 486         TIFF   307 KB   160 x 80           PNG         9 KB   320 x 216         JPEG       2 KB   80 x 40             PNG         2 KB Animation Number: 1005 Completed: 1999-11-08 Animator: Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) (Lead) Scientist: Ken Jezek (Ohio State University) Platform/Sensor/Data Set: RADARSAT-1/SAR (1997/09/26-1997/11/04) Series: Antarctica Video: SVS1999-1007 * Keywords: DLESE >> Cryology DLESE >> Physical geography GCMD >> Location >> Antarctica More Information on this topic available at: stories/antarctica/index.html     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio *Please note: the SVS does not fulfill requests for copies of the tapes in our library. On some of our animation pages, there is a direct link to a video distribution service from which tapes, handled by the Public Affairs Office (PAO)/Goddard TV, including some of our animations may be ordered. General information on this service can be found here. Back to Top

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