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Earth-Mars Planet Comparisons (True Color with Axes and Orbit Plane)
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) and includes pole axes and and orbit plane.

Comparing Mars to Earth in true color (with axes and orbit plane)    Comparing Mars to Earth in true color (with axes and orbit plane)
Duration: 40.0 seconds
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Comparing Mars to Earth in true color (with axes and orbit plane)    Comparing Mars to Earth in true color (with axes and orbit plane)

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Animation Number:2879
Completed:2003-12-18
Animators:Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
 Alex Kekesi (GST)
Writer:Michael Starobin (HTSI)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:Viking (1976)
 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 >> Mars
 
 
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio


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