The International Atlas of Mars Exploration: Volume 3, 2015 to 2021
Curiosity, InSight and Perseverance

A detailed visual reference covering the exploration of Mars from 2015 to 2021 through annotated maps and detailed mission descriptions.

Philip J. Stooke (Author)

9781108830430, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 22 May 2025

626 pages
28.2 x 22.3 x 3.5 cm, 2.01 kg

'Dr Phil Stooke continues to share his keen encyclopaedic knowledge of Mars with the world. I've worked on multiple missions covered in this book, and even I learned a lot of new information from it. I cannot recommend this book enough to anyone interested in humanity's exploration of the Red Planet.' Tanya Harrison, Outer Space Institute, Canada

This third volume of the award-winning The International Atlas of Mars Exploration picks up the story where Volume 2 left off, after the first Martian year of Curiosity's mission in 2014. Covering the exploration of Mars from 2015 to 2021 and supported by a unique set of detailed annotated maps and graphics, this volume documents the activities of Opportunity, Curiosity, InSight, China's rover Zhurong, and the early activities of Mars 2020. This essential visual reference chronicles the day-to-day operations of each mission, recording future landing site planning, how landing sites were chosen and what happened during each mission. Like the previous volumes, the atlas is accessible to space enthusiasts, but the bibliography and meticulous detail make it a particularly valuable resource for academic researchers and students working in planetary science and planetary mapping.

Missions and events-chronological list
Foreword by Emily Lakdawalla
Preface and acknowledgments
1. Chronological sequence of missions and events
2. Phobos and Deimos
3. Updates to volumes 1 and 2
Mars mission data
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Solar system: the Sun & planets [PGS]