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Mars Pocket Atlas series

Mars Pocket Atlas is a series of books that contain geographic maps and other information on Mars.[1][2][3][4][5]

History edit

The first volume, Mars 36, was published for Mars Year 36,[6] simultaneously in Hungary, the Czech Republic and in the U.K. in 2021.

Contents edit

The atlas includes albedo (brightness), topographic (relief) information, and layers familiar from terrestrial physical maps, such as valleys (paleorivers), glacial features, dunes and sand sheets, tectonic troughs, volcanic centers; height and depth data, nomenclature and landing site information and weather maps.[1] The series combines these datasets into a visual representation of Mars' surface features. This was enabled by geologic research on Mars in the 2010s. Such geographic atlases (in this case: areographic) do not focus on one theme, but landforms made by all physical geologic processes are visually presented in equal emphasis. The Mars 36 Atlas follows the official MC quadrangle scheme;[1] subsequent editions show map pages centered on geographic features.

Thematic feature layers edit

The atlas visualizes various thematic feature layers that were previously only were accessible through scientific research papers:

  • Impact craters
  • Volcanic terrain
  • Cave entrances
  • Graben, scarps and ridges
  • Dune fields
  • Outflow channels
  • Flood terrain
  • Single channels and valley networks
  • Deltas
  • Paleolakes
  • Alluvial fans
  • Glacier like forms
  • Glacial forms such as Concentric crater fill, lineated valley fill, lobate debris apron
  • Polar layered ice

Books edit

  • Mars 36, English-Czech-Hungarian edition[7][8][9][10]
  • Mars 36, English edition for UK schools[11]
  • Mars 36, Turkish edition for schools in Turkey[12]
  • Mars 37, English edition for Kalmbach Media in the USA (Space and Beyond Box, The Mars Collection[13]
  • Mars 37 Discoverer, Hungarian language edition combined with activity tasks for young audience.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Hargitai, HI 2021 The Pocket Atlas of Mars, a Public Outreach Project. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, LPI Contrib No 2548, Houston, TX.
  2. ^ "Hungarian scientist creates comprehensive Mars Atlas". welovebudapest.com. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. ^ Staff, News (2021-03-17). "Planetary Scientists Create Pocket Atlas of Mars | Sci.News". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved 2023-01-25. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Hungarian Geographer Creates First Ever Mars Atlas". Hungary Today. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  5. ^ Almási, Miklós (2021-02-16). "Kirándulás a Mars hegyeire-völgyeire". ART7. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  6. ^ "Mars Climate Database v6.1: The Web Interface". www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  7. ^ "Mars 36". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  8. ^ "Mars 36 Pocket Atlas". LPIB. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  9. ^ Editor, SpaceRef (2021-03-17). "A pocket guide to Mars". SpaceRef. Retrieved 2022-10-13. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "New releases". ICA Commission on Planetary Cartography. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  11. ^ "Mars 36 Pocket Atlas – Cornwall Sea to Stars". Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  12. ^ "Turkey 2021 - MARS 36 POCKET ATLAS - HENRIK HERGITAI - TURKISH, CALENDER". eBay. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  13. ^ "What's Inside". Astronomy's Space & Beyond Box. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
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