*Barbree, Jay, Martin Caidin, with Susan Wright. Destination Mars in Art, Myth, and Science. New York: Penguin, 1997.
My primary interest in this book was its myth and science fiction perspectives. It discusses the role of the god of war, the exploration of the planet, and how myth and science fuels the imagination.*Mars. Welcome to the Planets Home Page; and MARS and Satellites - Data. Exploring the Planets.
Of the many web pages on Mars I selected these two because they both provided data which I compiled for the page titled Fourth Rock from the Sun. They also offered graphics for downloading – the view of Mars on the title page and the four faces of Mars on the list of pages. Both sites also provided information on some of the surface features of Mars as well as the moons, Deimos and Phobos.*Moore, Patrick. Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars. New York: Cambridge, 2000; and National Audubon Society. Field Guide to the Night Sky. New York: Knopf, 1991.
These two were required texts for the program, I used them to familiarize myself with Mars and Antares – basically, to give me an idea of what I could expect from my observations. Also, they were extremely important in helping to identify the stars I sketched.*Sawyer, Kathy. “A Mars Never Dreamed Of.” National Geographic. Feb 2001: 30-52.
There are many articles being written about Mars, this one caught my eye because based on the images sent by Surveyor, some scientists suspect that there is water on Mars. In fact there was a lot of speculation about what the images revealed, however, that was all it amounted to was speculation and nothing short of manned mission can provide concrete answers.*Troiani, Daniel M. “A Grand Return of Mars.” Sky & Telescope. May 2001: 102-108.
I got the impression that the author is an avid Mars observer. This article encourages observers to study Mars and offers hints, like how to observe, things to look for and also provides a calendar for key events.