Philip Stooke
University Professor
Book Recommendations:
Recommended by Philip Stooke
“'NASA published an atlas of Mars in 1979, a collection of maps by the US Geological Survey. Since then, most maps of Mars have been published individually, and a collection of maps like this beautiful new book is long overdue. This Atlas of Mars is richly illustrated to portray the entire planet and includes an authoritative summary of its geology and history written by experts in the field. Global maps give us context and detailed maps covering the whole planet in thirty sections provide much more detail. Add to that a nice summary of Mars exploration and we have an excellent resource for researchers and Mars enthusiasts alike. There are no comparable books on the market, so I will recommend it to everyone looking for a guide to the Red Planet.' Philip Stooke, University of Western Ontario” (from Amazon)
by Kenneth S. Coles, Kenneth L. Tanaka, Philip R. Christensen·You?
by Kenneth S. Coles, Kenneth L. Tanaka, Philip R. Christensen·You?
Planetary scientist and educator Ken Coles has teamed up with Ken Tanaka from the United States Geological Survey's Astrogeology team, and Phil Christensen, Principal Investigator of the Mars Odyssey orbiter's THEMIS science team, to produce this all-purpose reference atlas, The Atlas of Mars. Each of the thirty standard charts includes: a full-page color topographic map at 1:10,000,000 scale, a THEMIS daytime infrared map at the same scale with features labeled, a simplified geologic map of the corresponding area, and a section describing prominent features of interest. The Atlas is rounded out with extensive material on Mars' global characteristics, regional geography and geology, a glossary of terms, and an indexed gazetteer of up-to-date Martian feature names and nomenclature. This is an essential guide for a broad readership of academics, students, amateur astronomers, and space enthusiasts, replacing the NASA atlas from the 1970s.