John Carter of Mars : Stuff on Mars and Barsoom

For new readers who may not know what a Barsoomian green warrior looks like, this illustration is by Neal MacDonald, originally published in John Flint Roy’s A Guide to Barsoom. Depending on who’s doing the drawing, the position on the second set of arms can vary.

Here are a few programs about Mars to have a look at. They take advantage of the wealth of imagery and data we now have.

The first is NASA’s Mars24 Sunclock. A free program for Mac, Linux and Windows that delivers a visual representation of Mars’ solar cycle and time. Configurable with a number of different skins included.

The second is the Mars 3D Space Survey screensaver for Mac ($4.99) or Mars 3D Space Survey screensaver for Windows ($5.99). Factoids, music, multimonitor support. Free demo period.

And finally, if you have an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, Mars Globe HD is a fantastic way to tour Mars. And it’s only 99¢. Buy it through iTunes. For older iOS devices there’s Mars Globe, and that one’s free.

Jeff Doten is a long-time Burroughs fan, and when Return to Barsoom was near completion we sent him a draft to read.

He has a number of Burroughs- and Barsoom-related websites, and they’re all worth visiting :

JeffDoten.com
Barsoomia.org
TheFireGodsofVenus.com
StrangeWorldsAnthology.com

Bill & Sue-On Hillman are heavy hitters in the online world of Edgar Rice Burroughs. ERBzine.com is only one of their many sites dedicated to ERB and his work. Well worth the look.

Paul at the Marooned blog was kind enough to give Return to Barsoom a plug. He focuses on science fiction, fantasy and horror books on Mars, as well as NASA missions to the planet.