MARS LANDING SITE CATALOG

The Electronic Version

Ronald Greeley and Peggy Ellen Thomas

Editors

Department of Geology
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-1404

The early 1990s saw a renewed interest in planning for missions to Mars. Studies were made and are underway by various United States, Russian, European, and Japanese committees to recommend missions ranging from relatively simple unmanned probes to exploration programs involving human presence on Mars. A key part of most of these programs includes selection of landing sites on Mars for various purposes, including establishment of networked stations and selection of sampling areas for detailed analysis either in situ or for return to Earth.

This catalog is divided into three parts. Part 1 provides discussion on the rationale for landing sites based on meeting goals by scientific discipline. Part II describes mission-specific criteria for landing site selection. Background materials for parts I and II are derived from various workshops and science working groups. Part III consists of landing site descriptions compiled from mission studies and individual contributions from planetary scientists. Appendix I lists all sites in the catalog and summarizes their principle characteristics.

Part I. Lander Science

Part II. Mission Considerations

Part III. Landing Site Descriptions

Mars Site Index (Sensitive Map) - All Sites
List of 153 Landing Sites (Pictures and Descriptions)
Top 10 Landing Sites - The 10 most significant landing sites.
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Miscellaneous

References Cited

MARS LANDING SITE CATALOG

The Electronic Version

Ronald Greeley and Peggy Ellen Thomas

Table of Contents

Part I. Lander Science

Part II. Mission Considerations

Part III. Landing Site Descriptions

Miscellaneous

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