Atlas of Mars

and Viking Orbiter image-finder

The maps, though, are low resolution (16 pixels/degree). If you want high resolution or color maps or full clickability, look elsewhere.

This site:

• 1994 Mars Atlas and Viking Orbiter image finder
• 1995 Educational map sampler with 6 to 8 levels of zoom.

Newer sites:

1. Look for a list of newer non-NASA Mars atlases here in the Open Directory. Some of them have color and higher resolution. There are no plans to improve this one.
2. Center for Mars Exploration at NASA Ames has a list of atlases and image-finders.
3. An alternative tool for locating raw images: New Mars Navigator from PDS node at Washington University.
4. For global projections: I also did a "virtual spacecraft" version of the Mars Atlas for the 1995 CMEX educational CD-ROM. It lets you view the globe of Mars from almost any position, with six to eight levels of zoom.
5. If you're looking for surface images instead of orbital images: See the Viking Lander image finder at JPL.

For the latest brand-new results from Mars:

• The Mars Exploration Program site
• And possibly the Center for Mars Exploration (CMEX)

See the Frequently Asked Questions list

Other planets

To use the 1994 Mars Atlas and Viking Orbiter Image Finder:

Click on the method you prefer to use for locating the area you want:

• Find the desired spot on a map of all of Mars and click on it.
• Choose from a list of feature names.
• If you know the image id, look it up by orbit number with the directory browser

Known problems

• The links to the old CDROM jukebox don't work anymore, and have not been replace by links to the new online jukeboxes.
• Map sections at latitudes beyond 45S-45N don't fit together with map sections to the north and south. It's not always noticable, but in some places it's very bad.

Also: Special focus areas

• Gusev crater
• The area around Mars Pathfinder's planned landing site (prepared before the landing from Viking Orbiter images)

Relation to our other work

Acknowledgements