Orbiting Mars

Photorealistic animation from the perspective of orbiting the planet Mars. Not AI.

This wide-angle view is 3,400 km above the martian equator looking eastward. The animation begins over the Tharsis region near the large shield volcano Pavonis Mons and proceeds toward Valles Marineris, the largest canyon system in the Solar System. Next are the regions Xanthe Terra, Margaritifer Terra, Arabia Terra, and Nochis Terra.

The velocity of the orbit is arbitrary and not based upon the real world velocity corresponding to this altitude.

Stars courtesy NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio.

Copyright © Walter B. Myers. All rights reserved.