Outline of Mars

Summary

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mars:

Mars – fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, after Mercury. Named after the Roman god of war, it is often referred to as the "Red Planet"[1][2] because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.

Classification of Mars edit

Location of Mars edit

Features of Mars edit

Surface of Mars edit

Martian surface

Landforms on Mars edit

Natural satellites of Mars edit

Moons of Mars

History of Mars edit

Exploration of Mars edit

Exploration of Mars

Flyby and direct missions to explore Mars edit

Missions to Mars

Proposed missions to explore Mars edit

Mars in popular culture edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Zubrin, Robert; Wagner, Richard (1997). The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must. New York: Touchstone. ISBN 978-0-684-83550-1. OCLC 489144963.
  2. ^ Rees, Martin J., ed. (October 2012). Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide. New York: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-0-7566-9841-6.

External links edit

  • Mars at Curlie
  • Mars Exploration Program at NASA.gov
  • Google Mars and Google Mars 3D, interactive maps of the planet
  • Geody Mars, mapping site that supports NASA World Wind, Celestia, and other applications

Images

  • Mars images by NASA's Planetary Photojournal
  • Mars images by NASA's Mars Exploration Program
  • Mars images by Malin Space Science Systems
  • HiRISE image catalog by the University of Arizona

Videos

  • Rotating color globe of Mars by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Rotating geological globe of Mars by the United States Geological Survey
  • NASA's Curiosity Finds Ancient Streambed – First Evidence of Water on Mars on YouTube by The Science Channel (2012, 4:31)
  • Flight Into Mariner Valley by Arizona State University

Cartographic resources

  • Mars nomenclature and quadrangle maps with feature names by the United States Geological Survey
  • Geological map of Mars by the United States Geological Survey
  • Viking orbiter photomap by Eötvös Loránd University
  • Mars Global Surveyor topographical map by Eötvös Loránd University