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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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3-D View of Mars
Title
3-D View of Mars
Title
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Full Description:
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This first three-dimensional picture of Mars' north pole enables scientists to estimate the volume of its water ice cap with unprecedented precision, and to study its surface variations and the heights of clouds in the region for the first time. Approximately 2.6 million of these laser pulse measurements were assembled into a topographic grid of the North pole with a spatial resolution of 0.6 miles (one kilometer) and a vertical accuracy of 15-90 feet (5-30 meters). The principal investigator for MOLA is Dr. David E. Smith of Goddard. The MOLA instrument was designed and built by the Laser Remote Sensing Branch of the Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics at Goddard. The Mars Global Surveyor Mission is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for the NASA Office of Space Science, Washington, DC.
Full_Description
This first three-dimensional picture of Mars' north pole enables scientists to estimate the volume of its water ice cap with unprecedented precision, and to study its surface variations and the heights of clouds in the region for the first time. Approximately 2.6 million of these laser pulse measurements were assembled into a topographic grid of the North pole with a spatial resolution of 0.6 miles (one kilometer) and a vertical accuracy of 15-90 feet (5-30 meters). The principal investigator for MOLA is Dr. David E. Smith of Goddard. The MOLA instrument was designed and built by the Laser Remote Sensing Branch of the Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics at Goddard. The Mars Global Surveyor Mission is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for the NASA Office of Space Science, Washington, DC.
Full Description
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Date:
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01/01/1999
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NASA Center:
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Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA_Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Planet-Mars
Subject_Category
Planet-Mars
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Mars Global Surveyor
Subject_Category
Mars Global Surveyor
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Space
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Keywords:
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Orbiting
Keywords
Orbiting
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Goddard
Keywords
Goddard
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Center
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Keywords:
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Flight
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Keywords:
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Surveyor
Keywords
Surveyor
Keywords
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Keywords:
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GSFC
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Keywords:
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Mars
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Keywords:
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Global
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Keywords:
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Laser
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Keywords:
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Altimeter
Keywords
Altimeter
Keywords
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Keywords:
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MOLA
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Surveyor
facet_what
Surveyor
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars
facet_what
Mars
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Altimeter
facet_what
Altimeter
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
facet_what
Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Washington
facet_where
Washington
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Mars
facet_where
Mars
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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01-01-1999
facet_when
01-01-1999
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1999
facet_when_year
1999
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA01337
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0456
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0456
UID
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Center:
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GSFC
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Center Number:
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PIA01337
Center_Number
PIA01337
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-000456
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-000456
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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