Mars and M Guide - Resources and Review

Provides an alphabetical listing of creatures indigenous to, and introduced to Australia, covering marsupials, birds, and reptiles. Offers images and descriptive text for each animal.
 
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in the Marshall Islands, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
 
Integrated NASA information about Mars missions to 2001 and beyond, including Mars Pathfinder, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Surveyor 1998 and Mars Surveyor 2001. Includes information on launch and flight trajectory, mission overview and design, spacecraft characteristics and a selection of mission related images.
 
Group supporting clinical research aimed at improving the health of the didelphis genus. Information about the opposum's natural history, appearance, diet, life expectancy, and care is provided.
 
Listing of political resources relevant to the Marshall Islands, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
 
Set of pictures of the surface and rocks of Mars, with emphasis on the meteorite evidence of primitive life on Mars four billion years ago. Includes a multimedia guide to the planet, links to articles, information on NASA missions, and a quiz.
 
Describes various species of possum including leadbeaters, sugar glider, ringtail, feathertail, bushtail, and pygmy. Information is given on each variety's physical appearance, geographical location, diet, and social behaviour.
 
Book published in 1895 resulting from a special study of the planet made at an observatory set up for the purpose at Flagstaff, Arizona.
 
Part of the UNICEF Progress of Nations report, giving a summary of the social indicators and relative standing of countries with populations of less than one million. The indicators used to construct the league table include access to sanitation; per cent reduction in under
5 mortality, and women at top levels of government.
 
Basic reference information about Marshall Islands, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co
ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
Society dedicated to the exploration and settlement of Mars. Includes images and charts of the Red Planet, news bulletins with information about space voyages, and details of international branches of the society. A magazine, New Mars: A Journal of the Martian Frontier, is also available.
 
Searchable collection of information about the sugar glider (petaurus breviceps), an Australian marsupial which is gaining popularity as a domestic pet. Includes articles, research papers, and a message board assessing the suitability of petaurus breviceps as a pet, and provides details of vets, breeders, and suppliers of sleeping pouches, toys, and food.
 
The full text of several Science magazine articles about the Mars Global Surveyor Mission. Includes an overview of the mission, the upper atmosphere of Mars and early views of the Martian surface from the Mars Orbiter Camera of the Global Surveyor.
 
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Marshall Islands. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
 
Group aiming to improve the conservation and management of marsupials in Australia and New Zealand. Describes studies into marsupial fertility, reproduction, genetics, immunology and virology, and provides a library of press releases and scientific papers, and information on career opportunities and events.
 
Information about discoveries in planetary and space sciences through NASA
sponsored research. Includes news items and an archive of articles on topics such as the earth, the moon, life on Mars, meteorites and origins.
 
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