Outline of Mars

Overview of and topical guide to Mars

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mars:

Mars - fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, after Mercury. Named after the Roman god of war, it is often referred to as the "Red Planet"[1][2] because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.

## Classification of Mars

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* Astronomical object
* Gravitationally rounded object
* Planet
* Planet of the Solar System
* Inner planet
* Superior planet
* Terrestrial planet

## Location of Mars

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* Milky Way Galaxy - barred spiral galaxy
* Orion Arm - a spiral arm of the Milky Way
* Solar System - the Sun and the objects that orbit it, including 8 planets, the 4th planet from the Sun being Mars
* Orbit of Mars

## Features of Mars

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* Atmosphere of Mars
* Circulation
* Climate of Mars
* Martian surface
* Geography of Mars
* Outflow channels
* Geology of Mars
* Martian dichotomy
* Martian polar ice caps
* Solar eclipses on Mars
* Orbit of Mars

### Surface of Mars

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Martian surface

* Concentric crater fill
* Dark slope streak
* Dust Devil Tracks
* Lineated valley fill
* Mars surface color
* Martian geyser
* Martian soil
* Scalloped topography
* Seasonal flows on warm Martian slopes
* Swiss cheese features
* Valley networks (Mars)
* Water on Mars
* Glaciers on Mars
* Groundwater on Mars

#### Landforms on Mars

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* Martian chaos terrain
* Areas of chaos terrain on Mars
* Chasmata on Mars
* Craters on Mars
* Gullies on Mars
* Labes on Mars
* Mountains on Mars
* Quadrangles on Mars
* Plains on Mars
* Valles on Mars
* Surface features of Mars seen by the Spirit rover

## Natural satellites of Mars

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Moons of Mars

* Phobos
* Phobos monolith
* Transit of Phobos from Mars
* Deimos
* Transit of Deimos from Mars

## History of Mars

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* History of Mars observation
* Martian canals
* List of Martian canals
* Classical albedo features on Mars
* Timeline of discoveries of water on Mars
* Lakes on Mars

## Exploration of Mars

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Exploration of Mars

* Mars aircraft
* Mars analogs
* Artificial objects on Mars
* Mars atmospheric entry
* Mars Direct
* Mars Exploration Joint Initiative
* Mars flyby
* Mars landing
* Life on Mars
* Martian meteorite
* Mars Ocean Hypothesis
* Rocks on Mars
* Mars rover
* Mars Scout Program

### Flyby and direct missions to explore Mars

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Missions to Mars

* Mars program
* Mars 1
* Mars 2
* Mars 3
* Mariner program
* Mariner 3
* Mariner 4
* Mariner 6 and 7
* Mariner 8
* Mariner 9
* Zond program
* Zond 2
* Viking program
* Viking 1
* Viking 2
* Phobos program
* Mars Observer
* Mars Pathfinder
* Sojourner
* Mars Global Surveyor
* Mars Climate Orbiter
* Mars Polar Lander
* Deep Space 2
* 2001 Mars Odyssey
* Nozomi spacecraft
* Mars Express
* Beagle 2
* Mars Exploration Rover
* Spirit rover
* Opportunity rover
* Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
* Rosetta spacecraft
* Phoenix spacecraft
* Dawn spacecraft
* Mars Science Laboratory
* Curiosity rover
* MAVEN
* Mars Orbiter Mission
* Exomars Program
* ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
* Schiaparelli lander
* Insight lander
* Mars 2020
* Perseverance rover
* Ingenuity helicopter
* Emirates Mars Mission
* Tianwen-1
* Tianwen-1 Orbiter
* Tianwen-1 Deployable Camera
* Tianwen-1 lander
* Zhurong rover

### Proposed missions to explore Mars

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* ExoMars
* Kazachok Lander Platform
* Rosalind Franklin rover
* Mars sample return mission
* Human mission to Mars
* List of crewed Mars mission plans
* Mars Outpost
* Mars to Stay
* Colonization of Mars
* Terraforming of Mars

## Mars in popular culture

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* Mars in fiction
* John Carter of Mars
* Martians
* Mars Attacks!
* The War of the Worlds
* Films set on Mars

## See also

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* Solar System portal

* Outline of astronomy
* Outline of the Solar System
* Outline of space exploration

* Astronomy on Mars
* Timekeeping on Mars
* Darian calendar

## References

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1. ^ Zubrin, Robert; Wagner, Richard (1997). The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must. New York: Touchstone. ISBN 978-0-684-83550-1. OCLC 489144963.
2. ^ Rees, Martin J., ed. (October 2012). Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide. New York: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-0-7566-9841-6.

## External links

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Mars at Wikipedia's sister projects

* Definitions from Wiktionary
* Media from Commons
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* Mars Exploration Program at NASA.gov
* Google Mars and Google Mars 3D, interactive maps of the planet
* Geody Mars, mapping site that supports NASA World Wind, Celestia, and other applications

Images

* Mars images by NASA's Planetary Photojournal
* Mars images by NASA's Mars Exploration Program
* Mars images by Malin Space Science Systems
* HiRISE image catalog by the University of Arizona

Videos

* Rotating color globe of Mars by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
* Rotating geological globe of Mars by the United States Geological Survey
* NASA's Curiosity Finds Ancient Streambed – First Evidence of Water on Mars on YouTube by The Science Channel (2012, 4:31)
* Flight Into Mariner Valley by Arizona State University

Cartographic resources

* Mars nomenclature and quadrangle maps with feature names by the United States Geological Survey
* Geological map of Mars by the United States Geological Survey
* Viking orbiter photomap by Eötvös Loránd University
* Mars Global Surveyor topographical map by Eötvös Loránd University

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