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• Find pages that interest you, and to add them to your watchlist.
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• Add wikilinks to appropriate topics within articles and cross references to the "see all" sections.
• Identify topics that need work, and list the deficiencies in the talk page orto do list.
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Categories are a major part of the infrastructure of Wikipedia. They contain lists of related articles and allow users to find articles that are related to each other.Category:Mars is the main category for Mars, although most articles should be listed in subcategories. Beginners should use these categories to organize new or existing articles, and advanced editors are encouraged to maintain and edit the category system itself.

Article assessment

Article assessments are used for internal use within this WikiProject, as well as for selection guidance for use in the1.0 CD release version of Wikipedia. To assess thequality andpriority of an article, it is only necessary to add information to the project banner at the top of each talk page. As an example

{{WikiProject Mars |class=Start |importance=Low}}

will rate the quality of the article as "Start" class, and mark it as being of low priority. Quality can be one of:

FA	Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Featured article" status afterpeer review, and meet the current criteria for featured articles.
A	Provides a well-written, reasonably clear and complete description of the topic, as described inHow to write a great article.
GA	The article has passed through theGood article nomination process and been granted GA status, meeting thegood article standards.
B	The article is mostly complete and without major issues, but requires some further work to reachgood article standards.
C	The article is substantial, but is still missing important content or contains a lot of irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant issues or require substantialcleanup.
Start	An article that is developing, but which is quite incomplete and, most notably, lacks adequate reliable sources.
Stub	A very basic description: the article is either very short, or a rough collection of information that will need much work to bring it to A-Class level.

Priority is arelative grading scheme only for articles within the domain ofMars, and can be one of:

If article assessments change, or if substantial change to the topic is proposed, such as a merger, please add this to the comments section: This will show up on thebot generated list.

Statistics and related projects

Recognized content

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly byJL-Bot (talk ·contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it istagged orcategorized (e.g.Category:Mars task force articles) correctly and wait for the next update. SeeWP:RECOG for configuration options.

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  Curiosity Self-Portrait at 'Big Sky' Drilling Site
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  Face on Mars with Inset
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  Landslide on Mars
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  MRO image of Mars North Pole
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  Mars Pathfinder Presidential Panorama
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  Mars Valles Marineris
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  Mars topography (MOLA dataset) with poles HiRes
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  OSIRIS Mars true color
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  PIA19664-MarsInSightLander-Assembly-20150430
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  PIA21465 - North Polar Layers
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  PIA24039-MarsCuriosityRover-DustDevil-20200809
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  Phobos colour 2008
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  Victoria crater from HiRise

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  Mars Valles Marineris(2004-07-20)
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  Victoria crater from HiRise(2007-01-14)
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  MRO image of Mars North Pole(2007-04-15)
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  Landslide on Mars(2007-11-01)
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  Phobos colour 2008(2008-03-09)
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  Face on Mars with Inset(2012-07-25)
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  OSIRIS Mars true color(2019-06-19)
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  Curiosity Self-Portrait at 'Big Sky' Drilling Site(2019-08-06)
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  PIA21465 - North Polar Layers(2020-09-25)
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  Mars topography (MOLA dataset) with poles HiRes(2022-05-22)
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  PIA24039-MarsCuriosityRover-DustDevil-20200809(2023-07-12)
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  Mars Pathfinder Presidential Panorama(2024-04-03)
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  PIA19664-MarsInSightLander-Assembly-20150430(2024-05-23)

Members

Add your nameto the list here, and add{{User WPMars}} to your user page. Current members:

1. Allknowingroger (talk ·contribs)
2. ammorgan2 (talk ·contribs)
3. BdC8A2 (talk ·contribs)
4. Cambalachero (talk ·contribs)
5. DanHobley (talk ·contribs)
6. Darkwolfz (talk ·contribs)
7. davidlchandler (talk ·contribs)
8. Drbogdan (talk ·contribs)
9. Ericmachmer (talk ·contribs)
10. Jstuby (talk ·contribs)
11. Michael riber jorgensen (talk ·contribs)
12. Mr Unknown233 (talk ·contribs)
13. Nickrulercreator (talk ·contribs)
14. Saturn Lover! (talk ·contribs)
15. StarshipSLS (talk ·contribs)
16. WarrenPlatts (talk ·contribs)
17. Foxx247 (talk ·contribs)

1. Dan Tromedlov (talk ·contribs)
2. General Eisenhower (talk ·contribs)
3. Marskell (talk ·contribs)
4. Mlm42 (talk ·contribs)
5. Riffsyphon1024 (talk ·contribs)
6. MER-C (talk ·contribs)
7. Atura (talk ·contribs)
8. Billcarr178 (talk ·contribs)
9. Sbandrews (talk ·contribs)
10. Bernstein2291 (talk ·contribs)
11. Sdsds (talk ·contribs)20:49, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
12. Sahmeditor (talk ·contribs)22:29, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
13. Van der Hoorn (talk ·contribs)17:19, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
14. Shrewpelt16:52, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
15. Pico del Teide
16. Needamedic (talk ·contribs)
17. WikiRevise (talk ·contribs)
18. VirtualDave (talk ·contribs)
19. AndersFeder (talk ·contribs)
20. Ruyl3 (talk ·contribs)
21. Eddie mars (talk ·contribs)
22. Xizao (talk ·contribs) 13 August 2010
23. schaffman (talk ·contribs)
24. Dbigwood (talk ·contribs)
25. Kelphin (talk ·contribs)
26. molliechristine (talk ·contribs)
27. Purz12 (talk ·contribs)
28. Schaffman (talk ·contribs)
29. Terra Novus (talk ·contribs)
30. monareal (talk ·contribs)
31. Anti-Quasar (talk ·contribs)
32. amanuelbayu (talk ·contribs)
33. Alcoll12 (talk ·contribs)
34. Chiefmartinez (talk ·contribs)
35. Darmokandjalad (talk ·contribs)
36. DN-boards1 (talk ·contribs) Specializing primarily in geography and the possibility of life, past or present.
37. Ninney (talk ·contribs)
38. Ug5151 (talk ·contribs)
39. BatteryIncluded (talk ·contribs)

To do list

Here is a list of things thatneed to be done.

To-do list forWikipedia:WikiProject Astronomy/Mars task force:edit · history · watch · refresh · Updated 2023-09-01 Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests :Anseris Mons,D'Arrest (Phobos crater),Turma (crater) Cleanup :Terraforming of Mars, Expand :MAVEN (spacecraft),Marpost Merge :Mars landing,Gillevinia straata Stubs :Hale (Martian crater),Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition (AMASE) 2006,more... Verify :Exploration of Mars,Mars in fiction

Project templates

Here are the list of Mars related templates.

What to type	What it makes	Description
{{Mars-stub}}	This article about geology, geography or other features of the planetMars or its moons is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. v t e	For stubs relating to Mars
{{Mars-spacecraft-stub}}	ThisMars spacecraft- orsatellite-related article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. v t e	For stubs relating to Mars spacecraft or satellite missions

What to type	What it makes	Description
{{WikiProject Mars}}	Astronomy:Mars /Solar System This article is within the scope ofWikiProject Astronomy, which collaborates on articles related toAstronomy on Wikipedia.AstronomyWikipedia:WikiProject AstronomyTemplate:WikiProject AstronomyAstronomy ??? This article has not yet received a rating on theproject's importance scale. This article is supported byMars task force. This article is supported bySolar System task force.	A banner to be placed on Talk pages, identifying that this topic is managed by the Mars project.
{{WikiProject Solar System|class=|importance=|mars=|mars-importance=}}	Astronomy:Mars /Solar SystemHigh‑importance This article is within the scope ofWikiProject Astronomy, which collaborates on articles related toAstronomy on Wikipedia.AstronomyWikipedia:WikiProject AstronomyTemplate:WikiProject AstronomyAstronomy High This article has been rated asHigh-importance on theproject's importance scale. This article is supported byMars task force (assessed asTop-importance). This article is supported bySolar System task force (assessed asHigh-importance).	A banner to be placed on Talk pages, identifying that this topic is supported by WikiProject Solar System.