This is the new color version of the 1994-1995 Mars apparition
map. South is up with the white clouds seen over the South
Polar Region during most of the observing season. North is on the
bottom shows the bright white North Polar Cap as seen close to
opposition date displaying the many rifts observed in it. Rima Tenuis can
be seen at 332 degrees and Chasma Borealis and NPC outliers. Most
white areas were clouds with the "Syrtis Blue Cloud" over Syrtis
Major as imaged by Don Parker. Fog was in the Hellas region and
Chryse had a mix of white clouds with a little dust. Orographic
clouds were observed over great volcanoes in the Tharsis region
(See the 1994-95 Apparition Report-JALPO). This map was produced
by Dan Troiani using the computer program "PhotoSylter". The
hues and colors matches that fit the CCD images perfectly. It was
produced using all the data (CCD's, drawings, and photos) from the Mars
section of the ALPO during the 1994-95 apparition. The original B&W
surface map took about 30 hours of computer time to produce. An
additional 5 hours were needed to convert it to a color map. This does
not count the endless hours of preparation work needed before hand.