Earth-Mars Planet Comparisons (True Color) (2004)

Synopsis

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). Note: Animation comparing true color Mars to true color Earth. Data Collected: Blue Marble Cloud Layer Day 2001/07/16 (2001/11/16 stitched at the south), Viking: 1976. Animator: Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC), Alex Kekesi (GST). Writer: Michael Starobin (HTSI). Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: Viking, Airborne Topographic Mapper, Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble: Next Generation, Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble Cloud Cover.

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Collection

NASA

Internet Archive item

SVS-2878

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• Earth, HDTV, Mars

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