Mars System


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MarsNews
Excellent images and site design. Good information on Mars features, exploration, life, technology, manned missions and movies about Mars. Each section has a well-organized collection of good links. Also has a section on past, present and future Mars missions.
The Whole Mars Catalog at marstoday.com
An excellent resource for locating information on Mars, organized by subjects.
Featured Links
Mars Globe (GeoFusion plugin required)
Explore the Mars terrain and 17 high resolution images
Mars - Zoom Astronomy

Mars - Exploring the Planets

Mars - Windows to the Universe

Mars Overview
A very useful page on Mars topography and climate with links to other good sites.
Mars - The Nine Planets

In-Depth
Deep Space 2 - Mars Microprobe
News and mission details.
Mars Team Online

Mars Odyssey 2001
Outlines the mission goals and examines the technology and research objectives in great detail with excellent illustrations.
Mars Exploration - NSSDC
Includes history of Mars exploration, planned missions, manned missions and a virtual tour. Each section has images and mission details. Also some good links. The virtual tour allows you to select one of six different hemispheric views, each made from 9 excellent quality composite images. Selecting one of the 9 panels brings up larger sized images. History section has good overviews of past Mars missions. Best features is the section on manned missions. Very detailed but easy to read and fascinating. Brings the reality home that humans will soon be on Mars - and gives you goosebumps.
NASA - Mars Exploration Program

Mars Pathfinder
Excellent images and good information on mission details and technology/equipment used.
Mars Global Surveyor
A decent mission overview and research update. Has some good real-time data services, including a graphic of the satellite in relation to Mars
PAS - Learning Topics - Mars

Mars
Has a good basic fact sheet, a decent collection of images of Mars and its Moons, a very good FAQ section on Mars and exploration and a link to NASA NSSDC site called Mars Exploration (not the JPL version).
The Mars Society - Main Site
The Purpose of the Mars Society is to further the goal of the exploration and settlement of the Red Planet. ... Conducting Mars exploration on a private...
Planet Mars, Mars Exploration and Mars Missions
Directory serves up resources on current and future Mars missions, life on Mars, and geological discoveries about the Red Planet.
The Planet Mars
View annotated pictures of the planet Mars and its moons. Also has interactive quizzes, 3D stereo images and two maps of Mars.
Organizations
Mars Academy
A commercial site with much to offer. The subdomain Amazing Space covers the origin of the Universe, Big Bang, star formation, planetary information, speed of light and time travel. The Mars section has some of the best explained, most detailed and well organized Mars information on the web. Includes atmosphere, deatiled geography, life and water. Vast expanse of good content on other subjects e.g. propulsion, trajectory, life support and space medicine, and artificial gravity.
images
Welcome to the Planets: Mars

NSSDC Photo Gallery - Mars
A well organzied gallery of thumbnail images linked to excellent larger photos of Mars and its moons.
Tours
Mars - BBC
Excellent videos of the Mariner 9 and Viking missions, and several interesting articles on Mars.