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 south pole as measured with the MOLA instrument. This particular animation shows a slow zoom to the surface of the pole, a flyover of the polar cap and a slow zoom out. 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
