The Courtship of Mars and Venus - Bonne Projection Target Name:   Mars, Venus Spacecraft:   Viking, Magellan Produced by:   Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright:  © 2000 Calvin J. Hamilton Date Released:  2 February 2002 (Publisher Permission Request)

• Mars Introduction

From Mars and Venus comes this Valentines day wish for peace and prosperity for all mankind.

This picture was generated from imagery taken of Mars by the Viking spacecraft and imager of Venus taken by the Magellan spacecraft. The images were then made into this unusual map using the Bonne projection. The grid is at 30° intervals.