Mars Flyover Animation

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A space-loving animator has created stunning flyovers of Mars' Mojave Crater from data captured by NASA’s HiRISE imager. Best viewed in Full Screen .
 
     
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The terrain has accurate vertical scaling and is not exaggerated. HiRISE, which is mounted on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter satellite, creates detailed digital-elevation models. Doug Ellison, founder of UnmannedSpaceflight.com, crunched the data and added perspective and some cinematic effects.