This poster of Mars shows a full-disk mosaic, taken by the Mars Global Surveyor. The northern polar ice cap, Tharsis volcanoes, and Valles Marineris are visible. The accompanying text provides a brief description, history, and geology, as well as some statistical facts and significant dates in Mars exploration. Full description.

The true global geography of Mars first emerged with comprehensive maps from Mariner 9 and Viking during the 1970s. This visualization tours the Red Planet using the Viking dataset, hitting such features as the Valles Marineris canyons and the Olympus Mons volcano. Full description.

This NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) planet profile provides data and images of the planet Mars. These data include planet size, orbit facts, distance from the Sun, rotation and revolution times, temperature, atmospheric composition, density, surface materials and albedo. Images with descriptions include surface features such as canyons, volcanoes, Viking 1 and 2 landing sites, ... Full description.

Mars Globe showing a cutaway revealing the MOHO data. Full description.

This section of the Windows to the Universe web site provides information and images about Mars including detailed information about this planet, space science, Martian atmosphere, Martian weather, planetary geology, space missions, myths, surface topography, moons, rings, and craters. Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system pertaining to the Earth and Space sciences. The objective ... Full description.

This lesson plan is part of the DiscoverySchool.com lesson plan library for grades 6-8. It focuses on the possible future colonization of the planet Mars. After researching this topic, students debate whether or not we have the right to colonize other planets when we have not been able to maintain the resources of our own planet. It includes objectives, materials, procedures, discussion questions, ... Full description.

This tutorial provides an overview of the current state of knowledge about the planet Mars. The introductory section describes the Martian surface, atmosphere and weather, gravity, and other general features. There are also sections on Mars' polar regions, habitability and the odds that life may exist, the occurrence of water, and the climate history of Mars. Full description.

Rotating Mars with false color MOLA topography Full description.

Fly over Mars north pole Full description.

Mars Exploration is a Windows to the Universe Exploratour and provides information and images about Mariner missions, Viking missions, Mars Observer, Mars Surveyor Program, Mars Pathfinder, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Polar Lander and Climate Orbiter, Mars 2001, and Mars 2003. Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system pertaining to the Earth and Space sciences. The objective of this ... Full description.