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Visualizations of Mars
Mars in the Noachian Period
Mars is shown above as a young planet with lakes and erupting volcanoes in the Noachian period, about 4 billion years ago. The Northern hemisphere shows the Vastitas Bolearis filled with water and some ice around the North Pole. The large lake at the bottom right is the Meridian where the Opportunity found evidence of such a lake/inner sea. At the left large lava fields glow in the dark. Some meteors lighten the thin atmosphere. These artist renderings by Kees Veenenbos are based on real spacecraft data. Click to enlarge.
Copyright Kees Veenenbos [ www.space4case.com]
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