Wikipedia:WikiProject Mars
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[edit] Welcome
The purpose of this WikiProject is to create, expand, improve and standardize articles about Mars. This WikiProject is in the process of transition from a Martian geography only project to a general Mars project. Information about the transition can be found on the talk page and at WikiProject Space.
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[edit] Members
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[edit] Related pages
Userbox: {{User MarsGEO}}
WikiProject tag: {{WPMars}}
- Usage, e.g. {{WPMars|class=NA|importance=Low}}
which is proposed to change to: {{WPSS|Mars=yes|class=|importance=}}
Portal: Portal:Mars
[edit] To do list
Complete transition - templates on talk pages need changing to WPMarsThe Mars article needs proof-reading for typos and sentence structure - nearly there...- The Life on Mars page needs a lot of work, would be nice to have it promoted to a good article...
- Geology of Mars needs a discussion of crater types, especially rampart craters and implications for surface composition
- colonization of Mars deserves to be looked at
edit · history · watch · refresh  To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Mars: |
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[edit] Article quality
A list of Mars articles by quality is available here.
| Mars articles |
Importance | ||||||
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| Top | High | Mid | Low | None | Total | ||
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 FA |
1 | 1 | |||||
 GA |
1 | 1 | |||||
| B | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 31 | |
| C | 6 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | |
| Start | 11 | 18 | 28 | 44 | 8 | 109 | |
| Stub | 8 | 18 | 44 | 104 | 8 | 182 | |
| List | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Assessed | 37 | 56 | 93 | 157 | 23 | 366 | |
| Total | 37 | 56 | 93 | 157 | 23 | 366 | |
[edit] ESA images
ESA images are not public domain so can't be used on wikipedia in general - but there are/were negotioations going on between the ESA and wikimedia - so i'm providing a link here for anyone interested in reading about it...Meta:ESA images
[edit] Wide images
This new feature may be useful on Mars rover pages...
[edit] Inherited from WikiProject Mars spacecraft
Infoboxes
Stub Templates
- {{Mars-stub}}
- {{Mars-spacecraft-stub}}
- {{spacecraft-stub}}
User Templates
Article Talk Page
Navigation Boxes
- {{Mars spacecraft}}
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[edit] Structure
In general,follow the model of the Mars Reconaissance Orbiter homepage.
An article should contain the following sections:
- History of the spacecraft-> This can include launch issues, end of life of the spacecraft, funding issues, major milestones (Launch, Orbit, landing, major discoveries), etc.
- What was learned from the mission. For newer and future missions, this may not be included.
- Description of scientific instruments
- Description of the spacecraft
- See Also section
- Footnote section
- Other external references
[edit] Inherited from WikiProject Martian Geography
[edit] Format
[edit] Stubs
Stub articles should consist of at least one paragraph about the feature, and be accompanied by the appropriate template. Both the {{Mars-stub}} and {{crater-stub}} tags should be used, as it falls into both categories. For more information, please refer to the Example.
[edit] Full Articles
Full Articles should be more substantial. They should follow the structure set out below:
{{Template}}
Brief Description of feature
==Location==
==Formation==
==Discovery==
==Observation==
(==Exploration== If Applicable)
==Simillar Features==
==See Also==
For more information, please refer to the Example, or an article that has already been converted such as Columbia Hills, or Olympus Mons.
[edit] Infoboxes
The appropriate template should be inserted into the article using the code provided:
[edit] Craters
| Mars Crater | |
|---|---|
| Region | Nowhere |
| Coordinates | 0°N 0°E / 0°N 0°ECoordinates: 0°N 0°E / 0°N 0°E |
| Diameter | 0 Km |
| Depth | 0 Km |
| Discoverer | Nobody |
| Eponym | N/A |
The template for a crater is {{MarsGeo-Crater}}. The full code is:
{{MarsGeo-Crater
|name=
|image = (optional)
|caption= (optional)
|region= (optional)
|latitude =0
|N_or_S =N
|longitude =0
|E_or_W =E
|diameter =
|depth = (optional)
|discoverer= (optional)
|eponym = (optional)
}}
For more information, please refer to the documentation.
[edit] Mountains
| Mars Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nowhere |
| Peak | 0 Km |
| Discoverer | Nobody |
The template for a mountain is {{MarsGeo-Mount}}. The full code is:
{{MarsGeo-Mount
|name=
|image=
|caption=
|location=
|latitude =0
|N_or_S =N
|longitude =0
|E_or_W =E
|peak=
|discoverer=
|naming=
}}
For more information, please refer to the Example.
[edit] Valleys/Canyons
| Mars Valley | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nowhere |
| Coordinates | 0°N 0°E / 0°N 0°ECoordinates: 0°N 0°E / 0°N 0°E |
| Depth | 0km |
| Length | 0km |
| Width | 0km |
| Discoverer | Nobody |
| Naming | N/A |
The template for a valley or canyon is {{MarsGeo-Valley}}. The full code is:
{{MarsGeo-Valley
|name=
|image=
|caption=
|location=
|latitude =0
|N_or_S =N
|longitude =0
|E_or_W =E
|depth=
|length=
|width=
|discoverer=
|naming=
}}
For more information, please refer to the Example.
[edit] Hills
ToDo. For now, please use the Mountain template, and list the article below:
[edit] Hills using Mountain Template
[edit] Plains
| Mars Plain | |
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| Location | Nowhere |
| Surface area | 0km |
| Discoverer | Nobody |
| Naming | N/A |
The template for an article about plains is {{MarsGeo-Plains}}. The full code is:
{{MarsGeo-Plains
|name=
|image=
|caption=
|location=
|latitude =0
|N_or_S =N
|longitude =0
|E_or_W =E
|area=
|discoverer=
|naming=
}}
For more information, please refer to the Example.
[edit] Phobos
| Phobos Feature | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nowhere |
| Type of feature | Nothing |
| Dimensions | 0km X 0km X 0km |
| Discoverer | Nobody |
The template for an article about a feature on Phobos is {{MarsGeo-Phobos}}. This is a general template, for use with all features. The full code is:
{{MarsGeo-Phobos
|name=
|type=
|picture=
|location=
|dimensions=
|discoverer=
|naming=
[edit] Deimos
| Deimos Feature | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nowhere |
| Type of feature | Nothing |
| Dimensions | 0km X 0km X 0km |
| Discoverer | Nobody |
| Naming | N/A |
The template for an article about a feature on Deimos is {{MarsGeo-Deimos}}. This is a general template, for use with all features. The full code is:
{{MarsGeo-Deimos
|name=
|type=
|picture=
|location=
|dimensions=
|discoverer=
|naming=
}}
[edit] General Features
| Mars Feature | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nowhere |
| Type of feature | Nothing |
| Dimensions | 0km X 0km X 0km |
| Discoverer | Nobody |
| Naming | N/A |
The template for an article about a surface feature that does not currently fall into any of the above categories is {{MarsGeo}}. This is a general template, for use with all types of feature. Please do not use this unless the article does not fit into any of the above categories. The full code is:
{{MarsGeo
|name=
|type=
|picture=
|location=
|dimensions=
|discoverer=
|naming=
}}
[edit] Project Pages
These lists contain articles related to the project. Please use these lists rather than posting them here.
- Wikipedia 1.0 assessments
- Featured articles:
- Featured pictures:
- Image:Victoria Crater, Cape Verde-Mars.jpg
- Image:MarsTransitionV.jpg (Terraforming of Mars)
- Image:PSP 001764 1880 cut b.jpg (of Zunil crater) - appeared as WP:POTD for 1 November 2007
- Image:MarsEndurance.jpg - appeared as POTD for 3 October 2007
- Image:PIA08813.jpg of Victoria crater - appeared as POTD for 14 January 2007
- Image:VallesMarinerisHuge.jpg (on Commons)
- Image:Mars Valles Marineris.jpeg - appeared as POTD for July 20, 2004 and June 6, 2005
- Image:MarsSunset.jpg - appeared as POTD for 14 October 2006
- Good articles:
- Did you know?
- CRISM appeared on 17 June 2006
- Planum Australe appeared on 27 October 2006
- Planum Boreum appeared on 5 November 2006
- Eberswalde (crater) appeared on 10 December 2006
- Tooting (crater) appeared on 24 May 2007
- Bug not yet fixed: http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4241
[edit] See Also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mars |
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[edit] Useful Articles
- List of craters on Mars
- List of chasmata on Mars
- List of mountains on Mars
- List of terrae on Mars
- List of valles on Mars
- List of rocks on Mars
- List of plains on Mars
- List of catenae on Mars
- List of features on Phobos and Deimos
- Classical albedo features on Mars
- Areas of chaos terrain on Mars
- Category:Mars stubs
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