Mapbox , a popular custom online map tool used by companies including Pinterest and Uber , has created a new set of maps that are out of this world . The amazing maps of Mars were made using data from Nasa and Esa spacecraft . They are in high-resolution , and allow users to zoom in to the surface and see key features across the red planet . Scroll down to use both maps . Washington DC-based Mapbox have created interactive maps of the surface of Mars . They use data from Nasa and Esa spacecraft to create the high-resolution detailed maps . The Mars Satellite map , shown , uses black and white imagery taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera on the Mars Global Surveyor ( MGS ) The maps are named Mars Satellite and Mars Terrain , and were created by data analyst and mapping strategist Matt Greene at Mapbox . In December 2014 it was announced an instrument on the Curiosity rover had identified spikes of methane that scientists believe may have come from bacteria-like organisms on the surface . The discovery , reported in the journal Science , followed studies of gas samples by Curiosity 's Tunable Laser Spectrometer ( TLS ) - an instrument that uses intense light to carry out chemical analysis . ‘ We love space , and we think it 's amazing how much detail is mapped of our distant neighbour , ’ said Mapbox on their website . ‘ That 's why we 're using Mapbox 's tools to make it possible to explore Mars from anywhere. ’ The Mars Satellite map uses black and white imagery taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera on the Mars Global Surveyor ( MGS ) , provided by Nasa and Malin Space Science Systems . Nasa ’ s MGS was operational in orbit around Mars from 12 September 1997 to 2 November 2006 . It was a global mapping mission that examined the entire planet , including its atmosphere and surface . Data from the MGS mission has been used to identify landing sites for rovers and landers on the surface . The whole surface of Mars is then rendered in high-resolution , with landing sites and geological features on the surface highlighted . Nasa ’ s Mars Global Surveyor , illustrated , was operational in orbit around Mars from 12 September 1997 to 2 November 2006 . It was a global mapping mission that examined the entire planet , including its atmosphere and surface . One of the most interesting is Olympus Mons , an enormous dormant volcano that is one of the largest mountains in the solar system , measuring 16 miles ( 25 kilometres ) tall . A second map called Mars Terrain uses vectorised hillshades and contours from digital elevation models of Mars to visualise the surface . This uses information from the Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter an instrument that was also on board the MGS . It also uses data from the High Resolution Stereo Camera on Esa ’ s Mars Express , which has been in orbit around Mars since Christmas Day in 2003 and is still operational today . One of the most interesting features that can be seen is Olympus Mons , a huge dormant volcano that is one of the largest mountains in the solar system , measuring 16 miles ( 25 kilometres ) tall . A second map called Mars Terrain , shown , uses vectorised hillshades and contours from digital elevation models of Mars to visualise the surface . This uses information from the Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter an instrument that was also on board the MGS .
Mapbox-based Mapbox have created interactive maps of the surface of Mars . They use data from Nasa and Esa spacecraft to create the high-resolution detailed maps . On the surface can be seen features including the huge dormant volcano , Olympus Mons . And the landing sites for the various spacecraft that have made it to the surface can also be explored .