MOLA: Seasonal Snow Variations on Mars: Fast Zoom to Martian North Pole: False Color
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002293/index.html

Cindy Starr, David Smith, Maria Zuber, NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA/GSFC, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


This is a visualization of the topography near the Martian north pole as measured with the MOLA instrument. This particular animation shows a fast zoom to the surface of the pole. The surface color is based on the elevation of the topography.

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Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Lunar and Planetary Science
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Hydrology/Hydrogeology, Planetary Science, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:WaterKeywords: Mars, Flyover, Snow, MGS-MOLA