Website Review

Betsy Wanless
Monday, February 05, 2007

The Mars Society Website:

After reviewing this website I stumbled upon information that seemed a little bizarre. The Mars Society has been having conventions in LA since 1997, and do have many other meetings throughout the year. The thought of individuals contributing monetary gifts to this incredibly far out idea of actually settling on Mars is amazing, as well as supporting or attending a weekend long activity to further their exploration of the Red Planet.

I really did gain from how the website had updated information of what is going on in the exploration of Mars. The webpage also had competitions posted where people have put in their ideas of a Pressurized Rover or a University Rover Challenge (‘explore more than a textbook’). I think this does a great job of targeting the younger generations to participate in the Exploration of Mars, because we are young and not so narrow-minded and may be willing to find a way to get there (without all clouded thoughts).

In the Political Action section of this website I really was keen on how the site had: ask an expert. There are many questions that are running though my head about what my paper may consist of and I might have to take advantage of this portion of the site since they have individuals who are experts in different areas that deal with exploration of Mars. Also, in this area, I think they do a great job of making it easy to get around and not confusing or frustrating. If you want to get involved or donate money to this organization it is EASY which will increase involvement for the society.

The last area that really caught my eye is the area that has: Astronomy Pictures. Pictures are posted each day from all over the world and a professional astronomer actually writes a little caption about the photo. I think this site has done a great job of balancing writing, photos and interactive areas to increase individuals to stay, play, learn and donate