blank image
Previous Animation
Next Animation
MOLA: Seasonal Snow Variations on Mars: Slow Zoom to the Martian North Pole: True Color

This is a true color visualization of the topography near the Martian north pole as measured with the MOLA instrument. This particular animation shows a slow zoom to the surface of the pole and is a frame-accurate match to the beginning of animation id #2297.

A slow zoom to the surface of the north pole of Mars showing the topography in true color    A slow zoom to the surface of the north pole of Mars showing the topography in true color
Duration: 32.0 seconds
Available formats:
  320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   4 MB
  320x240     JPEG         3 KB
  720x480 (29.97 fps) DV             125 MB
  320x240 (30 fps) X-FLV       1 MB
How to play our movies


The surface of the north pole of Mars shown in true color    The surface of the north pole of Mars shown in true color

Available formats:
  2650 x 2048     TIFF 3 MB
  160 x 80           PNG       71 KB
  320 x 247         JPEG       9 KB
  80 x 40             PNG       18 KB


Video slate image reads    Video slate image reads "Flyover of Martian North Pole using MOLA Topography. In support of Seasonal Snow Variation story in Science".

Available formats:
  720 x 528         JPEG   100 KB
  320 x 234         PNG     344 KB

Animation Number:2301
Completed:2001-12-06
Animator:Cindy Starr (GST) (Lead)
Scientists:David Smith (NASA/GSFC)
 Maria Zuber (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:MGS/MOC
 MGS/MOLA (1997/09/15-1998/11)
Series:Mars Seasonal Snow Variations
Video:SVS2001-0031 *
Keywords:
DLESE >> Cryology
SVS >> Flyover
SVS >> Mars
SVS >> Snow
DLESE >> Space science
More Information on this topic available at:
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20011206molaice.html
Science paper:http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/tharsis/snow_paper.html
 
 
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio Mars Orbiter Camera data Courtesy of NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems.


*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

USA.gov logo - the U.S. Government's official Web portal. + Privacy Policy and Important Notices
+ Reproduction Guidelines
NASA NASA Official:
Content Contact:
Curator: