Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
Mars
Instrument:
Mariner-9/Vidicon
Instrument:
Viking/VIS
Description:
A flyby of the Martian surface, using topography and imagery from Mariner 9 and Viking
Duration: 2.7 minutes
Abstract:
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 dataset, hitting such features as the Valles Marineris canyons and the Olympus Mons volcano.
Completed:
1999-01-21
Credit:
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Studio:
SVS
Animator:
Robert Crippen (Lead)
Animator:
Dave Curkendall
Animator:
Joseph Jacob
Animator:
Peggy Li
Animator:
Lucian Plesea
Animator:
Marc Pomerantz
Animator:
Frank Semerano
Animator:
Cris Windoffer
Animator:
Kathya Zamora-Diaz
Scientist:
Ron Blom (NASA/JPL)
Series:
Images of Earth and Space
Data Collected:
Mariner: 1971-1972, Viking: 1976-1980
Keywords:
DLESE
Keywords:
SVS
Keywords:
Space science
Keywords:
Mars
Video:
SVS1999-0001* * *
facet_who:
Robert Crippen
facet_where:
Mars
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Viking
facet_what:
Mars
facet_what:
Mariner
facet_what:
Mariner 9
Animation Number:
559
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a000500/a0005 59/a000559-IMAGE
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Mars