An interactive map of Mars featuring locations from Kim Stanley Robinson's acclaimed Mars trilogy: Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars.
- Interactive Mars Map: Explore the surface of Mars using real Mars satellite imagery
- Book Filtering: Filter locations by which book they appear in
- Search Functionality: Search for specific locations by name or description
- Color-coded Markers: Different colors for each book (Red, Green, Blue)
- Detailed Information: Click on any location to see coordinates, book source, and description
- Accurate Coordinates: Uses real Mars coordinates for authentic geographical locations
- Underhill - First Martian city
- Burroughs - Second Martian capital
- Acheron Fossae - Biomedical research center
- Sheffield - Space elevator terminus
- Sabishii - University town
- And more...
- Dorsa Brevia - Underground conference center
- Vishniac - Industrial mohole
- Odessa - Hellas Sea port city
- Da Vinci Crater - Research center
- And more...
- Additional locations to be added
- React - Frontend framework
- Leaflet - Interactive mapping library
- Proj4Leaflet - Mars coordinate system support
- OpenPlanetaryMap - Mars satellite imagery tiles
- Node.js (version 14 or higher)
- npm or yarn
- Clone the repository:
git clone [repository-url]
cd red-mars-map- Install dependencies:
npm install- Start the development server:
npm start- Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in your browser.
- Zoom and Pan: Use mouse wheel to zoom, click and drag to pan around Mars
- Filter by Book: Use the dropdown to show only locations from specific books
- Search: Type in the search bar to find locations by name or description
- Location Details: Click on any marker to see detailed information about that location
Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy is a landmark work of science fiction that chronicles the colonization and terraforming of Mars over several centuries. The books are renowned for their scientific accuracy and detailed world-building.
- Red Mars (1992) - The initial colonization
- Green Mars (1993) - The terraforming process begins
- Blue Mars (1996) - The completion of terraforming
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. Areas where help is needed:
- Adding more locations from Blue Mars
- Improving coordinate accuracy
- Adding more detailed descriptions
- UI/UX improvements
This project is open source and available under the MIT License.
- Kim Stanley Robinson for creating the Mars trilogy
- OpenPlanetaryMap for providing Mars satellite imagery
- The Leaflet community for excellent mapping tools