Mars Topography: Downhill Showing a Gradient Slope (False Color)

  • Released Monday, May 24, 1999
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Flat map of Mars topography tipped on its side to show cross section sloping downhill from South to North

Image showing the downhill grade of Mars. The north pole is on the left and the south pole is on the right.

Image showing the downhill grade of Mars. The north pole is on the left and the south pole is on the right.

Video slate image reads, "Mars DownhillViewing the gradient slope on the surface of Mars. The gradient starts in the South as a high rise and declines Northward. False Color MOLA terrain elevation data. (100x vertical exaggeration)".

Video slate image reads, "Mars Downhill
Viewing the gradient slope on the surface of Mars. The gradient starts in the South as a high rise and declines Northward. False Color MOLA terrain elevation data. (100x vertical exaggeration)".

For More Information

See http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/MOLA_south_pole/index.html

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Monday, May 24, 1999.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:59 PM EDT.

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