Planetary Geography

Explore online maps, GIS data, images, and scientific information for other planetary (and satellite) bodies.

• NASA Planetary Data System
• USGS Online Mapping: Moon and Venus
• USGS Planetary GIS Downloads
• NASA Solar System Exploration
• USGS Astrogeology Research Program

Learn how GIS plays a role in geographic discoveries throughout the solar system.

• Mapping the Mars Rovers' Landing Sites
  ArcUser, 2004
• Astrogeology Program Maps Planets
  ArcUser, 2004
• Lunar Data Sheds Light on Moon's History
  ArcUser, 2003
• Celestial Mapping with GIS
  ArcNews, 2001
• Lest We Forget Venus
  ArcNews, 2001
• Mapping an Ancient Meteorite Crater Gives Scientists Insight About Future Risks
  ArcNews, 2001

Courtesy of NASA/JPL

Beyond Mars

Discoveries are being made elsewhere in the solar system via the Cassini-Huygens mission, a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ISA). The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California, manages the mission.

Visit these Web sites to see the latest on both Saturn and the recent landing on one of its moons, Titan. Each Web site has mission details, images, and videos.

• JPL Cassini-Huygens mission
• ESA Cassini-Huygens Mission
• ISA Site in Italian.
• NASA Mission to Saturn
• USGS Astrogeology Program and Saturn-Titan Mission
• Cassini Education Programs
  Lesson plans for grades K—12, classroom materials, and professional development.