GEOLOGY OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

USEFUL LINKS






SPACE AGENCIES AND MISSIONS

Today at NASA can be used to access all the various NASA sites.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory is particularly useful for links to JPL missions such as Galileo, Mars Global Surveyor, Stardust, Cassini, Mars Odyssey Orbiter, Mars Exploration Rovers (Spirit and Opportunity), and many others including future plans.

European Space Agency provides similar links for ESA missions, such as Rosetta and Mars Express.


LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE

Astrobiology Web is a very extensive US site, providing many links to sites covering all possible aspects of astrobiology, including the prospects for interstellar space travel!


USEFUL REFERENCE MATERIAL

The Nine Planets is an excellent on-line encyclopedia covering all the bodies of the Solar System.

The Union College Geology Department (New York) provides an excellent on-line tutorial of Apollo lunar petrographic thin sections.

SOCIETIES

The Planetary Society has as its mission statement "To inspire the people of Earth to explore other worlds and seek other life through education, research, and public participation," and maintains an extensive site with many useful space-related links.