Mars map?

[Astrokev]

Just curious -

can anyone suggest or recommend a decent online map of Mars? I've searched but don't seem able to find anything half decent.

Thanks in hope and anticipation!

Kev

[JeremyS]

Ade Ashford’s is what I use: https://britastro.org/node/23843

 

[paul mc c]

http://www.nightskies.net/mars/mars.html

[Astrokev]

10 hours ago, JeremyS said:

Ade Ashford’s is what I use: https://britastro.org/node/23843

 

Thanks I'll take a look . EDIT - ah yes, this is the BAA site map. I use this already, and it's excellent at showing the features at any particular time. I do think that the labelling is rather poor though. Not always clear which bit the over-laid label is referring to, and there are many feature names that some people refer to in their posts that are not labelled on this map. Still really useful though

Edited September 21, 2020 by Astrokev

[Astrokev]

10 hours ago, paul mc c said:

http://www.nightskies.net/mars/mars.html

Thanks . This is lifted from the BAA website I think. A really useful tool, but many finer features are not labelled. Still really good though

Edited September 21, 2020 by Astrokev

[John]

There is the Sky & Telescope Mars Profiler:

https://skyandtelescope.org/wp-content/plugins/observing-tools/mars_profiler/mars.html

Also the freeware Virtual Planet Atlas:

http://www.ap-i.net/avp/en/start

[jock1958]

18 hours ago, JeremyS said:

Ade Ashford’s is what I use: https://britastro.org/node/23843

 

Thanks Jeremy thats excellent, I've just checked the Mars Mapper against the live pic on my Sky Safari Plus and the surface features more or less tie up.  

I assume UT time is GMT -1 hour on the Mars Mapper?  

[JeremyS]

1 hour ago, jock1958 said:

Thanks Jeremy thats excellent, I've just checked the Mars Mapper against the live pic on my Sky Safari Plus and the surface features more or less tie up.  

I assume UT time is GMT -1 hour on the Mars Mapper?  

UT  is GMT, ie BST - 1 hour

[jock1958]

6 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

UT  is GMT, ie BST - 1 hour

Of course stupid me 😩

[JeremyS]

Have you looked at the observing info provided by BAA Mars Section, including their the Mars Maps page , @Astrokev?

[Astrokev]

5 hours ago, JeremyS said:

Have you looked at the observing info provided by BAA Mars Section, including their the Mars Maps page , @Astrokev?

Thanks, will take a look