Accession No
6240
Brief Description
20-inch plastic topographical (relief) globe of the planet Mars, by Raco Astro, U.S.A., 1978
Origin
U.S.A.
Maker
Raco Astro Raco Astrofilm
Class
astronomy; demonstration
Earliest Date
1978
Latest Date
1985
Inscription Date
1978
Material
plastic (probably Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC))
Dimensions
510mm [diameter]
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased via www.eBay.co.uk on 08/07/2008.
Inscription
[scratched onto north pole]
6/50
[embossed on north pole]
© 1978
RACO ASTROFILMS
[embossed on south pole]
© 1978
RACO ASTRO
Description Notes
20-inch plastic topographical (relief) globe of the planet Mars, by Raco Astro, U.S.A., 1978.
Large, hollow, single piece plastic topographical globe, showing surface terrain of Mars in relief. Surface colour is depicted in various shades of orange and red, with both poles in white. The cartography is not labelled. The globe was purchased without a stand.
The surface terrain shown is based on the results of the NASA Viking Program, which sent two missions to Mars in 1975 containing Orbiter and Lander vehicles. These continued to send back images and data about the Martian surface until 1982.
References
Events
Description
This large globe is a single piece of formed plastic that shows the topography of Mars in relief. Its surface colour is depicted in various shades of orange and red, with both poles in white. The areography—the study of the physical features of Mars—remains unlabelled. The surface terrain shown is based on the results of the NASA Viking Program, which sent two missions to Mars in 1975 that contained the Orbiter and Lander vehicles. These unmanned missions continued to send back images and data about the Martian surface until 1982.
14/01/2014
Created by: Allison Ksiazkiewicz on 14/01/2014
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