THE NET ADVANCE OF PHYSICS

General:

• Mars Home Page [National Space Science Data Center]
  Links to basic information on Mars and missions as well as to other Mars resources; includes link to NASA press release about evidence of life on Mars
• Mars from The Nine Planets by Bill Arnett [SEDS]
  Good basic information about the planet with links to more in-depth material; images of the planet and its satellites; list of open questions with links to sites that treat the issue
• Mars: the Red Planet Center for Earth and Planetary Studies [National Air and Space Museum/Smithsonian Institute]
  Links to pages about observation and exploration of Mars; Mars Online Resources link is very useful.
• Mars Introduction from Views of the Solar System by Calvin J. Hamilton [LANL]
  Links to basic information on the planet and its features as well as to other Mars resources; includes links to NASA statements about the meteorite that may bear evidence of life on Mars
• Mars Welcome to the Planets [JPL]
  Basic planet profile with images and explanations of features; also includes image of the meteorite from Elephant Moraine
• The Red Planet: A Survey of Mars compiled by Walter S. Kiefer, Allan H. Treiman, and Stephen M. Clifford of the Lunar Planetary Institute
  After a brief history of the fascination of Mars for men, images and text discuss several features of the planet; good bibliography of online and offline resources
• The Planet Mars from Browse the Solar System [USGS]
  The constants of Mars with links to information (the IAU's official list of Mars nomenclature, for example) and images, such as Martian hemisheres, as well as to a few other Web resources
• Mars Information Services Department [Royal Greenwich Observatory]
  Very basic information on the planet with an image of the planet and an image of Olympus Mons. Links to other RGO pamphlets.

Maps and Images:

• The Mars Atlas [NASA]
  Viking images of Mars that allow one to zoom in on features and move around the planet; a fascinating way to explore the planet, although it "does not include pictures of little green penguins or polar bears"
• Multi-Scale Map of Mars Jonathan N. Bradley and Calvin J. Hamilton [LANL]
  Map of Mars at O° to 360° Longitude; -47.56° to 47.56° Latitude that allows one to zoom in on features at pixel rates of the viewer's choice
• Mars Image Mosaics [NASA/JPL/USGS]
  Links to digital maps of Martian hemispheres and regions; the USGS compiled the maps from the Viking Computer Facility
• Mars Imagery indexed by features [National Air and Space Museum/Smithsonian Institute]
  Links to images of geological features of Mars and its moons; includes surface images and meteorite-related images.

Martian Meteorites:

• Mars Meteorites [JPL]
  Photographs of and some data about all known Martian meteorites.
• Meteorites from Mars! by Eileen Stansbury [NASA]
  Images, table, and brief discussion of the 12 known Martian meteorites. Link to a more detailed discussion and to a discussion of the life on Mars question.
• On the Question of the Mars Meteorite by Kim Leung [LPI]
  Images and a brief discussion of questions raised by the announcement of possible evidence of life on Mars. Links to other sites.
• Meteors and Meteorites from the Nine Planets by Bill Arnett [SEDS]
  Links to a long list of material on Martian meteorites.
• Martian Meteorites Bibliography [NASA]
  Forty-three offline articles on the subject from sources such as Nature, Geotimes, and Discover.
• The Net Advance of Physics: LIFE IN MARTIAN METEORITES

Mars Missions:

• Center for Mars Exploration Jeff Otta [NASA]
  Links to the current news about Mars, general information on Mars, and history of missions to Mars; also includes links to educational material.
• The Exploration of Mars Solar System Exploration Division [NASA]
  Aimed at high school students, a general overview of mankind's fascination with Mars
• The Rationale for Exploring Mars from Calvin Hamilton's ``Views of the Solar System'' article by Dr. Michael Duke [Johnson Space Flight Center]
  Three arguments (science, human expansion and international cooperation) why man should continue to explore Mars

• Past Mars Missions Kari Kumpulainen [Space Systems, Finland]
  Table of missions to Mars from 1960-1988; includes information such as date of mission, country, and main results.
• Mariner 4 Anniversary 30 June, 1995 Public Information Office [JPL]
  Press release that recounts Mariner 4's development, launching, and findings

Geology of Mars:

• Internal Structure:
  • The Internal Structure of Mars by Tilman Spohn [University of Munich]
    Short description of the layers of Mars with an offline bibliography.
• Volcanism:
  • Martian Volcanoes by Calvin J. Hamilton [LANL]
    General overview of volcanism on Mars; images and descriptions of Martina volcanoes; short offline bibliography.
  • Volcanism on Mars Volcano World [University of North Dakota]
    Brief introduction to volcanism on Mars with a map of volcano locations and links to images; also discusses differences between the moon and Mars.
  • Volatiles and Volcanoesby K.S. Edgett, B.J. Butler, J.R. Zimbelman, and V.E. Hamilton Poster presented at Workshop on Evolution of Martian Volatiles, Houston, TX, Feb., 1996 [Arizona State University].
    Discussion of stealth ash deposits of the western Tharsis, Mars, with links to images and figures; offline bibliography.
  • Magma Generation on Mars constrained from an 40Ar degassing model by Eiichi Tajika and Sho Sasaki [University of Tokyo]
    Abstract of a paper discussing the degassing history of Mars based on rates of 40Ar release into the atmosphere
  • Volcanism and Impact: What was Timing of Events? by Eileen Stansbury [NASA]
    Discussion of the ages of the Martian meteorites based on isotope differences and from them, discussion of the age of Mars' mantle. Links to related articles on the meteorites, the Martian atmosphere, and water on Mars.
• Tectonics:
  • Martian Tectonics by Jouko Raitalan [University of Oulu, Finland]
    Concise discussion of Martian features and tectonics, with links to images of the features. (Captions are bilingual English and Finnish)
• Meteorology:
  • The Winds of Mars: Aeolian Activity and Landforms by Steven H. Williams [LPI]
    Discussion of the winds and wind-shaped landforms on Mars with images, glossary, and offline bibliography
  • Martian Atmosphere: What Happened to the Early Martian Atmosphere? by Eileen Stansbury [NASA]
    Discussion of volatiles and their fate with demonstrative figures and images. Links to discussions of water on Mars, meteorites from Mars, and volcanism on Mars.
• Impact Craters:
  • Stones, Wind, and Ice: A Guide to Martian Impact Craters by Nadine Barlow and Virgil Sharpton [LPI]
    Discussion of types and distribution of impact craters on Mars with images, glossary, and offline bibliography