Mars Explorer

“Help to map the exotic terrains of Mars' south pole using images taken by the Context Camera aboard Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Planet Four will use the locations you identify as targets for detailed study with the HiRISE camera, the highest resolution camera ever sent to a planet!”

How do I get started? Just go the the Zooniverse Project Page.

How much time will this take? This is a low time commitment. Spend as little or as much time as you like mapping Mars!

How do I expand this narrative arc? If science or astronomy is in your narrative arc, consider building on this interest with one of the following:

• Check out the intensive and selective Mars Mission Program.

• See our post about becoming a Planet Hunter and looking to the next Planet Earth

• Join another Citizen Science project and look for undiscovered galaxies millions of light years away. Volunteers have already discovered many that were missed by computers.

• If you are ready for a bigger time commitment (and for greater impact), become a ham radio enthusiast and organize a time for your science class to Talk To Astronauts on the International Space Station! Really!

HOT TIP: This is a great little project to kick off or complement a general interest in astronomy Make sure to build on this project with some larger and more time-intensive commitments in these interest areas like the Talk To Astronauts project.