Mars



The red planet Mars is now viewable from within World Wind (using version 1.3.4 or above) and has full 3D terrain. For more information on whats new in 1.3.4 visit What's new in 1.3.4.

Introduction to Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, named after the Roman god of war, it is 1/2 the size of Earth (see figure 1), and its red appearance is mainly due to iron oxide on the surface.  For a much more detailed description see the wikipedia Mars page, a NASA tour of Valles Marineris video, two educational pages at NASA Learning technologies planet Mars and What's The Difference, and a NASA fact sheet about Mars.

Mars Tutorial
A flash tutorial that explains how to view Mars in World Wind can be found at the World Wind Tours Homepage.

Viewing Mars
You can view Mars by either double clicking the 'World Wind Mars 1.3' desktop icon (see the image on the right of this page), selecting, or after launching World Wind by switching to Mars from the   menu. 

Mars Layers
The different Mars layers can be toggled on and off by clicking the corresponding icon in World Winds toolbar (see image below).  Please note - When you load Mars for the first time your screen may appear blank for a minute or two while the default image is downloaded, please be patient.

 MDIM High resolution greyscale imagery, created using a single spectral band. More information about the Mars Global Digital Image Mosaic can be found at the MDIM Project homepage.

Mars Add-ons
For information on how to use World Wind add-ons visit the Add-on Launchpad.

Mars Missions
The Mars Missions add-on displays the locations of various NASA related Mars landings. For more information and to download this add-on please visit the Mars Missions add-on page.

Olympus Mons structural features
This is a map of the visible structural features around Olympus Mons. For more information and to download this add-on please visit the Olympus Mons structural features add-on page.

Mars global geology
This is a map of the equatorial and polar regions of Mars representing an advanced study of the geology afforded by the high resolution, and nearly complete coverage of the Viking Orbiter images. For more information and to download this add-on please visit the Mars global geology add-on page.

Mars landmarks (fictional)
This add-on shows landmarks taken from maps in Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars series of novels. For more information and to download this add-on please visit the Mars landmarks (fictional) add-on page.

Mars Videos
This is a collection of Martian flyovers created using World Wind.


 * Youtube streaming video
 * Youtube streaming video
 * 13.5MB avi
 * 20MB flash file

Martian Hotspots
Interesting places on the Lunar surface, click the links for more information, or click the worldwind button to visit the location in World Wind.

Related Links

 * Venus for World Wind page
 * Jupiter for World Wind page
 * Moon for World Wind page
 * SDSS for World Wind page
 * OnMars add-on
 * Mars exploration page
 * The new Mars
 * Wikipedia Mars page

Credits

 * THEMIS ASU - Christensen, P.R., N.S. Gorelick, G.L. Mehall, and K.C. Murray, THEMIS Public Data Releases, Planetary Data System node, Arizona State University
 * Malin Space Science Systems
 * PDS Geosciences Node Washington University
 * MDIM USGS
 * USGS
 * NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
 * NASA World Wind Team
 * JMARS
 * Adam Nowacki