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Ref.* | Geodetic Shape: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Triaxial Ellipsoid: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Directions of principal ellipsoid axes: | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ellipsoid offset of COF from COM: | 1 | 1 | 1 | Surface Volatile Inventory: | 2 | 1 | Elevation comparisons with Mars landers: | 1 | 1 | 1 | Highs and Lows: | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
# Zero elevation is defined as the gravitational equipotential surface whose average value at the equator is equal to the mean equatorial radius as determined by MOLA.
*References
1. Smith, D.E., M.T. Zuber, S.C. Solomon, R.J. Phillips, J.W. Head, J.B. Garvin, W.B. Banerdt, D.O. Muhleman, G.H. Pettengill, G.A. Neumann, F.G. Lemoine, J.B. Abshire, O. Aharonson, C.D. Brown, S.A. Hauck, A.B. Ivanov, P.J. McGovern, H.J. Zwally, T.C. Duxbury, The global topography of Mars and implications for surface evolution, Science, 284 1495-1503, 1999.
2. Zuber, M.T., Smith, D.E., S.C. Solomon, J.B. Abshire, R.S. Afzal, O. Aharonson, K. Fishbaugh, P.G. Ford, , H.V. Frey, J.B. Garvin, J.W. Head, A.B. Ivanov, C.L. Johnson, D.O. Muhleman, G.A. Neumann, G.H. Pettengill, R.J. Phillips, X. Sun, H.J. Zwally, W.B. Banerdt, T.C. Duxbury, Observations of the north polar region of Mars from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter, Science, 282, 2053-2060, 1998.
3. Quarter-degree global topographic map of Mars
** Highest Point on Mars.
*** Lowest Point on Mars.
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