Great Zoom into Don Juan Pond, Antarctica (Treatment #2 South) (2004)

Synopsis

Antarctica is the coldest and most remote continent on Earth. In this sequence we plunge from space down to a remarkably detailed view of a unique part of the Dry Valleys. By studying this place, researchers think they might gain insight into how life on Mars might either survive now or have developed in the past. This place is called the Don Juan Pond, and it's one of the saltiest, coldest bodies of water on Earth. Treatment #2 uses an IKONOS inset that's enhanced to show detail. This portion of the visualization is intended to follow

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Collection

NASA

Internet Archive item

SVS-2876

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• Mars, Zoom, Pond

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