Previous Animation Next Animation MOLA: Seasonal Snow Variations on Mars: Flyover and Slow Zoom out from Martian S. Pole: True Color This is a true color visualization of the topography near the Martian south pole as measured with the MOLA instrument. This particular animation shows a flyover and slow zoom out from the surface of the pole and is a frame-accurate match to the end of animation id #2299.    A flyover and slow zoom out from the surface of the south pole of mars showing the topography in true color Duration: 3.1 minutes Available formats:   720x480 (29.97 fps) DV             633 MB   320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   24 MB   320x240     JPEG         7 KB   320x240 (30 fps) X-FLV       4 MB How to play our movies    An overhead view of the south pole of Mars shown in true color Available formats:   2650 x 2048     TIFF 5 MB   160 x 80           PNG       71 KB   320 x 247         JPEG       9 KB   80 x 40             PNG       18 KB    The surface topography of the south pole of Mars shown in true color Available formats:   2650 x 2048     TIFF 4 MB   320 x 247         JPEG       8 KB    Video slate image reads "Flyover of Martian South Pole using MOLA Topography. In support of Seasonal Snow Variation story in Science". Available formats:   720 x 528         JPEG   104 KB   320 x 234         PNG     353 KB Animation Number: 2303 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

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