{"product_id":"mars-albedo-map-by-carlos-hernandez","title":"Mars Albedo Map by Carlos Hernandez","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Map of the Classical Albedo Features of Mars Produced by Carlos Hernandez.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot all features noted on the map are visible to an observer at any one apparition\/opposition as it depends upon the hemisphere of the planet that is pointing towards the earth (Northern Hemisphere during aphelic oppositions and Southern Hemisphere during perihelic oppositions) as well as the presence of dust and clouds over the surface of the planet over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe darker albedo features shown are typically visible during the majority of apparitions\/oppositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe North and South Polar Caps (NPC and SPC) will change in size according to the current martian season over that hemisphere. The canal-like albedo features are due to a contrast effect between the light and dark zones over the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMake a no-cost purchase and download the 300 dpi high-resolution digital copy of the Classical Albedo map of Mars for the observer to use as reference at the telescope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Cartographer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/6029\/files\/carlos_hernandez_160x160.jpg?v=1668964248\" alt=\"Explore Alliance Ambassador - Carlos Hernandez M.D.\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/explorescientificusa.com\/pages\/explore-alliance-ambassadors-carlos-hernandez-m-d\" title=\"Explore Alliance Ambassadors - Carlos Hernandez M.D.\" aria-label=\"Ambassador Carlos Hernandez - Opens in a new tab\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmbassador Carlos Hernandez\u003c\/a\u003e has contributed his planetary observations to worldwide organizations\u003c\/strong\u003e including The Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO, United States), British Astronomical Association (BAA, Great Britain), Oriental Astronomical Association (OAA, Japan), and many other excellent planetary amateur astronomer groups over many decades. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Explore Scientific","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64939784732694,"sku":"marsmap","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/0970\/4726\/files\/MarsMapQR800.png?v=1764623274","url":"https:\/\/giftify.shopify.io\/products\/mars-albedo-map-by-carlos-hernandez","provider":"Giftify by Shopify","version":"1.0","type":"link"}