Folger, Maria, Daniel. The Exploration of Mars Landing Sites[Internet]. Available from: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/5421/marsexplor.html [Accessed December 5, 2000]
A general description of landing sites and the choosing of candidates.

Greeley, R., Thomas, P. (1995)MARS LANDING SITE CATALOG - The Electronic Version[Internet]. Available from: http://cmex-www.arc.nasa.gov/MarsTools/Mars_Cat/Mars_Cat.html [Accessed Dec. 5, 2000]
153 landing sites listed. Brief descriptions available, sometimes with downloadable maps.

Laura, S. (1997)Mars Virtual Landing Sites[Internet]. Available from: http://www.mars-sites.arc.nasa.gov [Accessed December 5, 2000]
The Ames Research Center has virtual tours of four proposed landing sites: Chryse Planitia, Ares Valles, Candor Chasma, and Olympus Mons. This is a fun site to view. Plug-in links available at site.

Ota, J. (1999)CMEX Nasa Ames Space Science Division[Internet]. Available from: http://cmex.arc.nasa.gov/ [Accessed December 5, 2000]
CD-Rom text online from NASA shows detailed descriptions of past and future landing sites. Exobiology is highlighted. Plenty of details, but hard to read because of background patterning.

Burgess, E. (1990) Return to the Red Planet. Columbia Press, New York, New York. MIT call num. QB641.B819 1990

This book talked about the general necessity for us to regain the early romanticism of the space race and to renew our interest in Mars. The chapters on life on Mars were insightful and helpful in choosing a landing site.

Glass, B (1982) Introduction to Planetary Geology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, London. MIT call num. QB603.G46.G58 1982

Another good resource for general information on the Martian environment. This resource helped us to understand the implications of remote sensing and photography. Thus it was useful in the final site selection.

GoldSmith, D. (1997) The Hunt for Life on Mars. Penguin Books, New York, New York.

This book gave a basic introduction to the search for life on Mars. The broad overview was helpful when picking from a wide variety of sites.

Hansson, A. (1991) Mars and the Development of Life. Ellis Horwood Limited, Chichester, England. MIT call num. QB641.H32 1991

The book guided us through the selection process when considering the exobiological potential of sites. Based upon the geological history of Mars, sites inferred to have contained water at one time were given a higher priority.

Thomas, M. (1976) The Geology of Mars. Princeton University Press, Princeton New Jersey . MIT call num. QB641.G43.

Excellent resource as an introduction to the Martian environment. Provided examples of Martian geology and an overview of Martian geological history. Instrumental in preparing for a more detailed study of martian terrain.

An ESA Study for the Search for Life on Mars
Westall, Frances, et. al. An ESA Study for the Search for Life on Mars. Planetary and Space Science Vol. 48, 2000, 181-202.

This research paper provided an in depth analysis of what type of life might exist on Mars and where it could be found. The paper suggested several landing sites that we considered in our final selection.