Subj : Martian sight seeing
To   : WILLIAM ELLIOT
From : Dan Dubrick
Date : Tue Apr 22 2003 12:49 am

 > I have a topological map of Mars without any names so to follow
 > missions, I'm at a lost to know where to look.  Of great help
 > would be to know the latitude and longitute of the following:

 > Gusev, a crater 160 kilometers across & Ma'adim Vallis, an 800
 > km long channel system that breaches the crater's southern rim.

 > Meridiani Planum
 > Isidis Planitia
 > Elysium region
 > Melas Chasma, one of the major branches of the
 > Valles Marineris canyon complex.

 > Where can I obtain a list of Martian names with latitudes
 > & longitutes or a simple map containing names?

One place to try is JPL at www.jpl.nasa.gov they have a fairly good map of 
Mars.  Also I do believe that the American Geographical Society has maps of 
Mars.

Hope this helps.

Dan Dubrick
Assistant Moderator - Space and the 8 "SB-" prefixed space news echoes

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