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Earth-Mars Planet Comparisons (True Color)

This is a visualization showing the relative size of Mars compared to that of Earth. This version uses true color textures (there are corresponding false color versions as well).

Animation comparing true color Mars to true color Earth    Animation comparing true color Mars to true color Earth
Duration: 40.0 seconds
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  720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   34 MB
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Still image comparing true color Mars to true color Earth    Still image comparing true color Mars to true color Earth

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Animation Number:2878
Completed:2003-12-18
Animators:Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
 Alex Kekesi (GST)
Writer:Michael Starobin (HTSI)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:Viking (1976)
 Airborne Topographic Mapper
 Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble: Next Generation
 Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble Cloud Cover (2001/07/16 (2001/11/16 stitched at the south))
Data Collected:Blue Marble Cloud Layer Day 2001/07/16 (2001/11/16 stitched at the south), Viking: 1976
Series:Earth-Mars Comparisons
Keywords:
SVS >> Earth
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Mars
 
 
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio


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