Mars maps online?

Is there an on-line Mars map that shows a view of the planetary disk
computed for any day/ time? I'd like to identify the features seen at
2AM this morning.

A Google search found
http://pauli.math.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/~hatake/marsnow/
which is excellent but shows Surveyor type topographical features
which I find unhelpful rather than the albedo features we actually
see.
Apologies if this request previously answered and TIA.

"Martin Frey" wrote in message
...
"Will Woodvine" wrote:

I found a useful one at skyandtelescope.com. Basic enough so that I could
verify what I could see, without going over the top. It will give
features
based on location, time and date (remember to set location at the main
page,
at the top under the main banner)

Hope this helps,

Will Woodvine

URL is he

http://skyandtelescope.com/observing...cle_997_1.asp#

near the bottom of the page - a super little routine - I especially
like the + and - 1 hour buttons. I could see it changing last night,
but put most of it down to me and the wine...


Nice tool! I used a "paper" map and the central longitude listed in the
Almanac to work out that Solis Lacus was just S of the centre of the disk
around 1am last night. This agrees, so it must be OK. :-)

--
Mike Dworetsky

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"Martin Frey" wrote in message
...
"Will Woodvine" wrote:

I found a useful one at skyandtelescope.com. Basic enough so that I could
verify what I could see, without going over the top. It will give
features
based on location, time and date (remember to set location at the main
page,
at the top under the main banner)

Hope this helps,

Will Woodvine

URL is he

http://skyandtelescope.com/observing...cle_997_1.asp#

near the bottom of the page - a super little routine - I especially
like the + and - 1 hour buttons. I could see it changing last night,
but put most of it down to me and the wine...


Nice tool! I used a "paper" map and the central longitude listed in the
Almanac to work out that Solis Lacus was just S of the centre of the disk
around 1am last night. This agrees, so it must be OK. :-)

--
Mike Dworetsky

(Remove "pants" spamblock to send e-mail)

"Jonathan Silverlight" wrote in message
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In message , Maurice Gavin
writes
Is there an on-line Mars map that shows a view of the planetary disk
computed for any day/ time? I'd like to identify the features seen at
2AM this morning.

A Google search found
http://pauli.math.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/~hatake/marsnow/
which is excellent but shows Surveyor type topographical features
which I find unhelpful rather than the albedo features we actually
see.
Apologies if this request previously answered and TIA.

Leandro Rios' freeware "Mars Previewer" is invaluable, showing a map
with a cross-hair that identifies features. I've heard that recent
distributions are infected with a virus, so be careful.
Does anyone know what happened to him? The web site was down last time I
looked.
--
"Roads in space for rockets to travel....four-dimensional roads, curving
with
relativity"
Mail to jsilverlight AT merseia.fsnet.co.uk is welcome.
Or visit Jonathan's Space Site http://www.merseia.fsnet.co.uk

You can download a virus-free version from the Sky and Telescope site:

http://skyandtelescope.com/resources...icle_328_1.asp

Jeroen.

"Jonathan Silverlight" wrote in message
...
In message , Maurice Gavin
writes
Is there an on-line Mars map that shows a view of the planetary disk
computed for any day/ time? I'd like to identify the features seen at
2AM this morning.

A Google search found
http://pauli.math.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/~hatake/marsnow/
which is excellent but shows Surveyor type topographical features
which I find unhelpful rather than the albedo features we actually
see.
Apologies if this request previously answered and TIA.

Leandro Rios' freeware "Mars Previewer" is invaluable, showing a map
with a cross-hair that identifies features. I've heard that recent
distributions are infected with a virus, so be careful.
Does anyone know what happened to him? The web site was down last time I
looked.
--
"Roads in space for rockets to travel....four-dimensional roads, curving
with
relativity"
Mail to jsilverlight AT merseia.fsnet.co.uk is welcome.
Or visit Jonathan's Space Site http://www.merseia.fsnet.co.uk

You can download a virus-free version from the Sky and Telescope site:

http://skyandtelescope.com/resources...icle_328_1.asp

Jeroen.