Mars Academy

The First Step : Choosing a Landing Site

After defining the goals of the mission and taking them into account, the first step in the design of this manned mission to Mars would be to choose a landing site that will enable the mission to fullfill its objetives.

Together with setting goals for the mission, this will be the first interactive activity that will take place in the Mars Academy.

The following is a list of documents from the Mars Academy with information and links that can help us better select a suitable landing site :

 Introduction to Mars :
     Martian Geology - Craters - Plains - Volcanoes
     Deformations - Canals and Channels
     The Martian Atmosphere

  Life on Mars?
      Could life exist on Mars? - The Martian meteorite

  Past, present and future missions.
      The Exploration of Mars
      Past missions - Mariner 3, 4, 6
      The Viking Missions
      Mars Pathfinder
      Landing sites of past missions.

  Choosing the Landing Site:
     Landing Site Choice Page