A means of contact, collaboration, and sharing for the many geographers who
contribute to the understanding of Mars through work in physical geography
(geomorphology, meteorology, and climatology), GIScience (GIS, remote sensing,
cartography), human geography (the intellectual history and meaning of Mars
exploration), and geographic education about Mars. We have only recently
become aware of how many geographers are involved and held our first
face-to-face meeting in March 2009 to explore how we became interested in Mars
and what it is that geographers can bring to the table in the
multidisciplinary study of Mars. The panel presentations may be read at
https://home.csulb.edu/~rodrigue/geography/mars/MarsPanelAAG09.html.