Accession No

6608

Brief Description

12-inch false-colour topographical globe of Mars, by Sky & Telescope, U.S.A., c. 2014

Origin

Cambridge, MA; U.S.A.

Maker

Sky & Telescope

Class

astronomy; demonstration

Earliest Date

2011

Latest Date

2014

Inscription Date

(c)

Material

Metal; paper (paper, card); plastic

Dimensions

300mm (diameter)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from 365 Astronomy, 10a Manor Road, Wortling, West Sussex, BN11 3RT on or before 09/04/2014.

Inscription

Description Notes

12-inch false-colour topographical globe of Mars, by Sky & Telescope, U.S.A., c. 2014.

Topographical globe of Mars, Sky & Telescope’s 3rd edition. Produced in co-operation with NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. Composed from over 6000 photos from the Viking orbiters, including monochromatic higher-res photos with lower-res global mosiac in order to approximate true colour and the variations in brightness on its surcase. Elevations are colour-coded for easy identification, and more than 150 surface features are labelled. Includes the landing sites for Spirit, Opportunity, Phoenix, and Curiosity. Globe is at scale of approx. 1:22,250,000 - 1 inch = 350 miles/570 km)/

Comes with a clear pedestal and a 16-page information booklet - unclear if booklet is intended for use with this globe or a variation upon it, as it refers to how the globe depicts Mars in true colour, which has here been abandoned in order to demonstrate Martian topography. The booklet otherwise contains an essay by Michael Hall delineating what is know about Mars’ surface, including 27 photos.

Bought new; in perfect condition. Complete. Booklet has small tear to front cover.

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