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Great Zoom into Don Juan Pond, Antarctica (treatment #2)
Antarctica is the coldest and most remote continent on Earth. It is also home to one of the most Mars-like places that scientists can study without actually traveling to the fourth planet. In this sequence we plunge from space down to a remarkably detailed view of a unique part of the Dry Valleys. By studying this place researchers think they might gain insight into how life on Mars might either survive now or have developed in the past. It is called the Don Juan Pond, and it's one of the saltiest, coldest bodies of water on Earth. The zoom passes through four different resolution data sets including data from Terra, Landsat, and IKONOS. Treatment #2 uses an IKONOS inset that's enhanced to show detail.

Zoom into Don Juan Pond, Antarctica    Zoom into Don Juan Pond, Antarctica

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View of Antarctica    View of Antarctica

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Wide view of Victoria Land, Antarctica    Wide view of Victoria Land, Antarctica

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Regional view of Victoria Land, Antarctica    Regional view of Victoria Land, Antarctica

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Local view of Don Juan Pond, Antarctica    Local view of Don Juan Pond, Antarctica

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Closeup view of Don Juan Pond, Antarctica    Closeup view of Don Juan Pond, Antarctica

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Animators: Greg Shirah
Marte Newcombe
Horace Mitchell
Cindy Starr
Alex Kekesi
Studio: SVS
Writer: Michael Starobin
Date Completed: December 18, 2003
Duration: 1300 frames, 43.33 seconds
Scientist: James Garvin (NASA/HQ)
Instrument: IKONOS, Landsat-7/ETM+, Terra/MODIS
Datasets: Blue Marble
Keywords: Zoom, Mars, Pond
Data Collected: Terra/MODIS: 2001/10/24, Landsat: 2001/12/28,IKONOS:2003/01/31
Animation Series: Great Zooms Earth-Mars Comparisons



Please give credit for this visualization to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Additional Credit is given to Landsat 7 Project Science Office; MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov)


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