Resources

http://www.ess.ucla.edu/hypermap/Vmap/top.html

Shows realtime images with good contrast

http://mars3.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/realtime/groundtrack.html

http://www.spaceart.org/ Links to other sites...planetary images including satellite and closeups showing cratered and non-cratered surfaces

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/image/planetary/moon/gal_moon_color.jpg. A good shot of the moon

Venus, http://www.spaceart.org/ - doesn't show craters well due to Venus' thick atmosphere. Does show how an oceanless planet looks very different

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/targetFamily/Venus
- Venus's surface

http://challenger.org - Challenger Center classroom programs - Mars City

CD ROM, Visit to an Ocean Planet, NASA educational product

poster of Solar System, NASA educational product

Solar System Lithography Set for Space Science, NASA educational product

Images:

pg4_photojournal.jpg

pg5_mercury1.jpg

pg6_schiaparelli.jpg

p7_earth.jpg

pg8_Hudsonbay.jpg

pg9_mars.jpg

pg10_mars(2).jpg

Have you used this investigation?
Do you know of other resources that would complement this investigation? Share your ideas with other teachers! Email your suggestions to Sarah Bednarz.