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A richly illustrated and stunning visual reference work on Mars, replacing the NASA atlas from the 1970s.
List of contents
Preface; Acknowledgements; How to use this Atlas; 1. Introduction; 2. History of exploration of Mars; 3. Global character of Mars; 4. Regional geographic features and surface views of Mars; 5. Geology of Mars; 6. Map sheets 1-30; Appendices: units on geologic map of Mars; Unit conversions; Abbreviations; Glossary of terms; Latin descriptors; Gazetteer; References; Sources of images; Index.
About the author
Kenneth S. Coles is Associate Professor and Planetarium Director at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. An award winning teacher, he has dedicated his career to sharing planetary science and geology discoveries with university students, schoolchildren, and the public.Kenneth L. Tanaka is a geologist retired from the US Geological Survey Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona. He has thirty-five years of experience in the geologic mapping of Mars, informing NASA's exploration missions, and has received the US Department of Interior's Distinguished Service Award.Philip R. Christensen is Regents' Professor of Planetary Geoscience at Arizona State University. He is the Principal Investigator for the Mars Odyssey THEMIS instrument and has received the Geological Society of America's G. K. Gilbert Award, NASA's Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal, and NASA's Public Service Medal.
