Mars Globe

Name: Mars Globe
Rating: 4.7 (336 reviews)
Author: Midnight Martian

By: Midnight Martian

Education

Features & Capabilities

Mars Globe offers a high-detail, educational view of the Red Planet. It combines a high-resolution satellite map, laser altimeter data, and advanced topographic lighting to render Mars as seen from above, and includes an introductory tour that highlights intriguing features.

Beyond the guided tour, you can freely explore over 1,500 annotated surface features with information and links. A must-have tool for students, teachers, and anyone curious about our solar system.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Navigation & Mapping

By:

Midnight Martian

Rating:

4.70

(336)

Version:

2.3 Last updated: 2014-10-08

Version code:

837077544

Creation date:

2009-08-19

Compatible devices:

Size:

55.39MB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

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# 92,080 ▲ 676

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Developed by:

Midnight Martian

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mars-globe/id324185998

Website:

http://midnightmartian.com

User Reviews

Reviews praise Mars Globe for its eye-catching visuals and smooth, intuitive navigation that makes Mars geography easy to explore and study. It’s regarded as one of the best Mars globe apps for iPad and a strong educational tool. Common drawbacks include outdated content, limited surface detail, and requests for more data such as weather, photos, rover routes, panoramas, and VR potential. Overall, excellent visually and educationally, but in need of updates and richer data/features.

Pros

Stunning visuals and a 3-D-like Mars globe.
Smooth performance with intuitive navigation (rotation, panning, and adjustable distance/orbit).
Strong educational value for Mars geography; widely used by science writers and space enthusiasts.
Highly regarded as one of the best Mars globe apps on iPad.

Cons

Content appears outdated; limited updates and older spacecraft/lander entries (last listed around 2012).
Zooming into the surface lacks clarity and higher resolution imagery is desired.
Missing data/features: weather, photos, rover paths/panoramas, and potential VR support; not as data-rich as some alternatives.

Recent reviews

I like this app when I bored and it’s a cool way to put things into perspective.

by Jo*****, 2026-01-18

Perhaps the resolution of the globe will not supported however I would like to find a ballpark area of the Cydonia region. So I may see of course the face on Mars. It would be a lot easier to move around if you had these coordinates to turn on and off. otherwise a very nice app to view Mars

by Go*****, 2025-02-09

Not bad at all. Just dropping five stars. Will settle a curiosity, and raise a few new ones Like, you will wonder why the names of so many Martian features are from Earth. I really hope the developer goes on to landmark other things: perhaps Venus, and even the polar regions of earth.