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Lithographs:
The following lithographs are available:

Mars Mosaic Lithograph from Spacelink
Images of Mars taken in 1980 by the Viking Orbiter 1 were used to form a dramatic mosaic of nearly a full hemisphere of the planet. PICS, a computer-based system, permitted each image to be aligned with the others in a manner like fitting together the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
Mars Mosaic
Wallsheets:
Mars Pathfinder successfully landed on Mars in a region known as Ares Vallis (Mars Valley) on July 4, 1997. See images from Pathfinder and learn more about this first mission to send out a robotic rover to independently explore the surface.
Mars Poster
Slide Sets:
Lunar and Planetary Institute
The Lunar and Planetary Institute creates thematic slide sets with supporting information.
Order online or contact:
Order Department
Lunar and Planetary Institute
3600 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77508-1113
Fax: 281.486.2186
Phone: 281.486.2172
E-mail: order@lpi.usra.edu

Slide sets and digital picture CD-ROMs are available from Finley-Holiday Film Corporation
12607 E. Philadelphia Street
Whittier California 90601
Phone: 800.345.6707
Special slide set rates for educators on school letterhead

Prints, transparencies, slides and 3-D panoramas of the Martian surface taken by Mars Pathfinder are available from Newell Colour.
221 N. Westmoreland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: 213.380.2980     Fax: 213.739-6984

Astrovisuals also has panorama prints.


CD-ROMs:
Purchase a CD-ROM of the official Mars Pathfinder web site


Videos:
Pathfinder Video from the JPL Employee Recreation Club.
JPL Video Catalog


Products
Mars Soil (simulated!)
Mars Soil Simulant (JSC Mars-1) is now available for research and educational purposes for the cost of shipping (roughly $1/pound or $55 for 5-gallon sealed buckets). Free samples may also be requested. The simulant is collected from easily weathered basaltic material on the Hawaiian volcano Mauna Kea (which is very similar to martian volcanos). It has color (a reddish-brown), mineralogy, chemical composition, particle size, density, and magnetic properties similar to the oxidized soil of Mars. Uses: An analog to a Mars material that students can examine in person, comparison with unweathered basalt to explain why Mars is red, a medium for growing plants, and Mars dioramas.

For a sample, please send a written request to the Office of the Curator, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058. For more information, contact Carlton C. Allen, Lockheed Martin Space Science Systems & Services, Houston, TX 77058.

Size Comparisons
For 3-D size comparison you will need: a standard 12" (30 cm) Earth globe, a 6" (15 cm) ball for Mars, and a 3" (7.5 cm) ball for the Moon. Styrofoam balls should be available in any craft store. Balloons can be used instead of balls.

Uncle Milton's Online Toy Store
Cool toys for future Mars explorers including a habitation module for your base camp, a gripper claw to collect soil samples, a two way walkie-talkie communicator set and a hydro pack drink unit for thirsty explorers.

Hot Wheels Action Packs
Mattel has issued three Hot Wheels Action Packs related to robotic exploration of the solar system: Mars Pathfinder with the Sojourner Rover; the Galileo Orbiter and Probe with Deep Space Network antenna; and Mars Climate Orbiter, Mars Polar Lander, and Deep Space 2. The action packs retail for about $5 (if they can be found in stores). The Jet Propulsion Laboratory Employee Recreation Club has a limited quantity for $7 plus shipping.

Mars Beach Ball from On The Wall

The book The Adventures of Sojourner: The Mission to Mars That Thrilled the World by Susi Trautmann Wunsch.


Maps
Maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS):
In 1960, the USGS established an astrogeology program on behalf of NASA to support lunar and planetary exploration. A prime activity of the program is the systematic mapping of the stratigraphy and structure of the Moon, Mars, Venus, Mercury, and the moons of the outer planets. Many USGS maps of the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, and the moons of Jupiter and Saturn are now available for purchase by the public. These maps are in the Miscellaneous Investigations (I) Series. The maps include geologic, topographic, photomosaic, and shaded-relief maps. The scales, projections, and sheet sizes of these maps vary widely.

Topographic Maps of Mars
I - 2179 (single good basic map) 1:25,000,000
I - 2160 (3 maps, larger scale) 1:15,000,000 USGS
Mapping the Solar System
Mapping the Solar System (geology)

Recent prices: $4/item + $3.50 per order, credit card or school purchase order. (Educational Discount: 40% discount for orders of 5 or more of same item. Possible further discount for bigger orders.) Call for current prices: 1-888-ASK-USGS or Fax 303-202-4693.
If you just like maps in general, go to the USGS National Mapping Information website.


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