Synopsis
The true global geography of Mars first emerged with comprehensive maps from Mariner 9 and Viking during the 1970's. This visualization tours the Red Planet using the Viking data set, hitting such features as the Valles Marineris canyons and the Olympus Mons volcano. Note: A flyby of the Martian surface, using topography and imagery from Mariner 9 and Viking. Animator: Robert Crippen (NASA), David Curkendall (NASA/JPL CalTech), Joseph Jacob (NASA), Peggy Li (NASA), Lucian Plesea (NASA/JPL CalTech), Marc Pomerantz (NASA), Frank Semerano (NASA), Cris Windoffer (NASA), Kathya Zamora-Diaz (NASA). Scientist: Ron Blom (NASA/JPL CalTech). Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: Mariner-9/Vidicon, Viking/VIS.
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- Running time
- 2 minutes
- Collection
- NASA
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Mars, Space science
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