This is similar to my previous rendering, but this time Mars is rotating beneath the viewpoint, showing the whole planet.
I particularly like the way it show the very different terrains on different parts of the planet, the smooth Northern plains, (possible location of an ancient ocean?), the heavily cratered ancient southern areas, the shield volcanos, and the outflow channels around the Mariner Valley.
I’ve exaggerated the relief, to show the terrain as clearly as possible.
If you are not clear on the viewpoint, imagine floating in space above the daylit hemisphere of Mars, maybe 10k kilometres away. From here the viewpoint of the animation would move around the edge of Mars, up one side and then down the other.
