Earth-Mars Volcano Comparisons: Mars Inside a Transparent Earth
Despite the 2:1 relative size difference between Earth and Mars, the Martian volcano, Olympus Mons, dwarfs Earth's Mauna Loa, Hawaii volcano. When measured from the ocean floor, Mauna Loa is approximately 10km. high compared to Olympus Mons at 23km. This animation not only shows the relative size differences between Mauna Loa and Olympus Mons, but also shows the size difference between these 2 planets. The equatorial radius of Mars is approximately 3397 km. compared to Earth's equatorial radius of 6378.1 km. This animation is match-framed to animations #2864 through #2872.
Animation starts with a distant view of both planets juxtaposed together and zooms into the region of interest which shows Olympus Mons where the Hawaiian Islands are located.
Mars inside a transparent Earth.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio, and Virginia Butcher (SSAI)
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Animators
- Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
- Marte Newcombe (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientists
- Gregory Neumann (Johns Hopkins University)
- James Garvin (NASA/HQ)
- Herbert Frey (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, April 22, 2004.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:56 PM EDT.
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Topography [MGS: MOLA]
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Blue Marble [Terra: MODIS]
ID: 492Credit: The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
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Blue Marble Clouds [Terra: MODIS]
ID: 507Credit: The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
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True Color [Viking: Images]
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