The Red Planet Mars; The Dusty Face of Mars
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1973. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Map/Poster. Format is approximately 22 inches by 38 inches. Index. Glossary. Small tear a center fold between bottom and next lower panel fold. Item has some wear. Folded to fit inside the magazine as a supplement (16 panels approximately 5.5 inches by 9.5 inches). Illustration and text on both sides. This poster/map was a supplement to the National Geographic, February 1973, Volume 143, No. 2 Mars. The front side has three large Equatorial Views (Central Meridian 120 degrees, Central Meridian 0 degrees, and Central Meridian 240 degrees) and to smaller circular images (North Polar Area and South Polar Area). There are text sections on Seasons on Mars, Retrograde Motion, Conjunction, Opposition, Surface Color, Polar Caps, Atmosphere, Clouds, Winds, Temperature, Weight, and Magnetic Fields. The back side is titled The Dusty Face of Mars and is mostly a large pictorial. There is some text and an index and glossary. One text section is entitled Satellites of Mars. More