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Carl Sagan Memorial Station terrain mesh 2013-09-11

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This add-on will give you a base on Mars, displaying the actual terrain around Carl Sagan Memorial Station. This is the location of the Mars Pathfinder Mission (19.13°, −33.22°).
The terrain was derived using a simple photoclinometry software that I wrote, and with some hand cleanup based on available data. Remember that the area is very flat and that the highest point (Twin Peaks) is about 35 meters high.
 
The add-on is terrain only (the lander + rover are not modeled). A invisible landing pad is located at a place where the mesh intersects Orbiter’s surface at zero altitude and close to the historical landing site.
 
Attention: Orbiter’s “mars_probes.mkr” marker file is corrected to reflect the actual landing site coordinates. Please backup the original.
Original image credits: NASA/JPL/Univ. of Arizona/USGS
Processing and 3D model by Ricardo Nunes (4thRock) 
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