There are an unbelievable number of websites out there devoted to
Mars. Here are a few I found useful as starting-out points:
Mars is now available in Google Earth! Check out http://earth.google.com/mars/
There is an excellent interactive map of Mars at "The Solar
System in Pictures - The Planet Mars" by Alwyn Botha:
http://www.the-planet-mars.com/map-of-mars/map-mars.html
If you need to find out what all that Latin means in Martian
place names, take a look at the USGS "Gazetteer of Planetary
Nomenclature", Appendix 5: Descriptor Terms
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/append5.html
There's a very nice series of articles about the Martian terrain,
written for students and teachers, by one of the scientists for the
Mars Global Surveyor team, at "Essays Written for the Planetary
Society Marslink Project" by Mike Caplinger,
http://www.msss.com/http/ps/intro.htm
The various missions and instruments all have their own
web-sites, often with their own "Image of the Day". They're all linked
at http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/ -
just find the mission you want and you'll be pointed to the home
page. The NASA Photojournal
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html
is the easiest way to find images.
The MGS topographic map is available many places, but usually at
reduced resolution. If you want the whole thing, you can get it at
http://ssed.gsfc.nasa.gov/tharsis/mercat.jpg,
but beware! it's enormous: 12000 x 7000 pixels.
Check out the "Phobos Arts and Crafts" page, where you get the
plan for an assemble-your-own Phobos: http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001358
There's a discussion of the Mars Direct plan on the web at "Mars
Direct: Headquarters for the Mars Direct Manned Mars Mission"
http://www.nw.net/mars/, plus a
Scientific American article by Robert Zubrin in the March 2000 issue:
"The Mars Direct Plan"
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00087E38-5B46-1C75-9B81809EC588EF21
Sources for images used:
Background image: Image of the "grand canal" (Valles Marineris)
of Mars from "Pictures of Mars and its Satellites" in "The Nine
Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System" by Bill Arnett
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/pxmars.html
Missions to Mars: A complete list can be found at
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/mars_missns/mars-mod.html.
The pictures of the various missions come from this page or links
therein.
MOLA scans: MOLA Press Release 20 November 1997 http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/sci/mola/data1/mola_press.html
MOC picture example: MOC narrow-angle image R22-01670 http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/r22_s04/images/R22/R2201670.html
Mars/Earth comparison: from Mars Exploration Rover Mission:
Classroom, poster comparing Earth and Mars,
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/classroom/
Mars seasons: from Adler Planetarium http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/cyberspace/planets/mars/seasons.html
Phobos: APOD 2008 April 10
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080410.html and 2008 April 14 http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080414.html
Moons from Spirit: NASA Planetary Photojournal http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06340
Martian atmosphere: from "SpaceKids: Mystery of Mars"
http://www.spacekids.com/spacenews/mystery_mars_991201.html
Structure of Martian atmosphere: from Jim Brau: Astronomy 121
http://physics.uoregon.edu/~jimbrau/astr121/Notes/Exam2rev.html
Clouds: Mars Global Surveyor release MOC2-118 http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/4_11_99_tharsis/
Dust storm: Planet-wide dust storm, using observations from the
orbiting Mars Global Surveyor. From "Astronomy Picture of the Day",
2001 July 27 http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010727.html
Dust storms on Mars and Earth: from "Mars Global Surveyor: Recent Mars and Earth Dust Storms Compared", MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-249, 12 September 2000
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/msss/camera/images/9_12_00_dust_storm/
Dust devil: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA09260
Sky panorama: Astronomy Picture of the Day 2006 October 17 http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061017.html
Mars temperatures: NASA Planetary Photojournal http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02014
Water pressure-temperature diagram: from Mars Polar Lander: Volatiles,
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98/mvacs/overview/volatiles.html
Magnetism: from MGS MAG/ER Publications http://mgs-mager.gsfc.nasa.gov/publications/pnas_102_42_connerney/
Mariner image: NASA Planetary Photojournal http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02979
Valles Marineris hemisphere: mosaic of Viking images, from
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/mars.html
Dust storm in Hellas: Science@NASA 9 July 2003 http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/09jul_marsdust.htm
Topographic image of Mars: taken by the Mars Global
Surveyor. From the NASA Planetary Photojournal
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/targetFamily/Mars, image PIA02031: Maps of Mars Global Topography.
Landing sites: http://jpl.nasa.gov/news/phoenix/images-all.php?fileID=5296
Two hemispheres: from "Seeing the martian crustal dichotomy" by
Mike Caplinger http://www.msss.com/http/ps/di.html
Channels in Hellas: MOC narrow-angle image M20-00092 http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/m19_m23/images/M20/M2000092.html
Dunes in Hellas: MOC Release MOC2-537, 7 November 2003 http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2003/11/07/
Image of the crater Yuty: NASA/Viking Orbiter image 3A07. Colour
version from http://www.nirgal.net/crater.html
Craters: from Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Topic Gallery: Craters
Bacolor Crater: from Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature image
http://themis.asu.edu/features/bacolorcrater
Water map of Mars: from Astronomy Picture of the Day, 2004 September 4,
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040904.html
Network of streams: from "Views of the Solar System" by Calvin Hamilton,
http://www.solarviews.com/cap/mars/network.htm
Islands: from "Views of the Solar System" by Calvin Hamilton, http://www.solarviews.com/cap/mars/islands.htm
Tharsis topography: from Tharsis and the Early Climate of Mars http://ssed.gsfc.nasa.gov/tharsis/tharsis_paper.html
Viking view of Tharsis: from NASA Planetary Photojournal http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02987
Olympus Mons: from "Views of the Solar System" by Calvin
Hamilton: Martian Volcanoes
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/marsvolc.htm
3D view of Olympus Mons: from NASA's "Mars Exploration Program:
Olympus Mons"
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mep/science/olympus_mons.html
Crater counting in calderas: from Neukum et al. 2004, Nature 432,
971, news article from PSRD: Recent activity on Mars - Fire and Ice by
Linda Martel, http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Jan05/MarsRecently.html
Valles Marineris: full-globe view from "Mars Exploration" http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html
Labelled Valles Marineris map and rendering: from http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/tharsis/vm_renders.html
Coprates Chasma: Mars Express image http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/marsexpress/191-170505-0449-6-nd-01-Coprates_H.jpg
Flight Through Mariner Valley: from NASA Planetary Photojournal
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02892
NASA Spacecraft Photographs Avalanches on Mars: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/news/mro-20080303.html
Phoenix: from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(spacecraft)
and APOD 2008 November 12 http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap081112.html
Possible ancient shorelines: from Head et al. 1999, Science 286,
2134; figures available at
http://ssed.gsfc.nasa.gov/tharsis/ocean_paper.html
Proposed shorelines on the Cydonia plains: from Clifford & Parker
2001, Icarus 154, 40
Vastitas Borealis Formation: from "Ancient Floodwaters and Seas
on Mars" by Linda Martel,
http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/July03/MartianSea.html
Layers in Schiaperelli: Mars Global Surveyor release MOC2-403 http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2003/06/26/
Layers in Holden Crater: Mars Global Surveyor release MOC2-262
http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/dec00_seds/holden/index.html
Delta in Holden Crater: Mars Global Surveyor release MOC2-543 http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2003/11/13/
New gully deposits: from NASA Mission News 6 December 2006
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/news/mgs-20061206.html
Images from Spirit and Opportunity rovers: all images from NASA
Planetary Photojournal: Mars,
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/targetFamily/Mars
South polar ice cap: from Views of the Solar System: South Polar Cap
http://www.solarviews.com/cap/mars/southpol.htm
Layers at the pole: from Views of the Solar System: Polar
Laminated Terrain
http://www.solarviews.com/cap/mars/layers.htm
Water at the south pole: ESA News 15 March 2007 http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMSWJQ08ZE_0.html
Ages of Martian surfaces: from Malin Space Science Systems:
Determining the age of surfaces on Mars
http://www.msss.com/http/ps/age2.html
Location of channels: from Malin Space Science Systems: Mars
Channels and Valleys
http://www.msss.com/http/ps/channels/channels.html
Ocean on Mars: from NASA Astrobiology Institute
http://nai.nasa.gov/news_stories/news_detail.cfm?article=old/marshypothesis.htm
Carbon dioxide outburst: from "Water On Mars? Who are they trying
to Kid?" by Nick Hoffman
http://www.earthsci.unimelb.edu.au/mars/Outburst.html
Ocean on Mars: photo by Radim Spitzer http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/display/5286151
Mars obliquity variations: from Laskar et al., Paleoclimats
martien,
http://www.obspm.fr/actual/nouvelle/oct02/mars.en.shtml