Winner of the 2001 John Bartholomew Award from the British Cartographic Society for excellence in thematic cartography.Data from the Mars Global Surveyor satellite have born an exquisitely detailed representation of this planet. A National Geographic exclusive, this dual-sided map is an amalgamation of almost 1000 images taken from space, and it provides the sharpest rendering yet of Mars and its terrain.
The reverse features over 18 insets that illustrate the past and present geography and landscape of Mars including evidence of daily surface changes from wind, ice, and possibly water. Also view evidence of past catastrophic floods and massive volcanic activity—with lava flows larger than the area of Russia! A time line reveals our fascination with Mars, and our efforts to describe it with scientific exploration and with Hollywood fantasy.
