Mars and Its CanalsPART I NATURAL FEATURESReading editionChapter navigation37 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACEPART I NATURAL FEATURESChapter I · ON EXPLORATIONChapter II · A DEPARTURE-POINTChapter III · A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF PAST MARTIAN DISCOVERYChapter IV · THE POLAR CAPSChapter V · BEHAVIOR OF THE POLAR CAPSChapter VI · MARTIAN POLAR EXPEDITIONSChapter VII · WHITE SPOTSChapter VIII · CLIMATE AND WEATHERChapter IX · MOUNTAINS AND CLOUDChapter X · THE BLUE-GREEN AREASChapter XI · VEGETATIONChapter XII · TERRAQUEOUSNESS AND TERRESTRIALITYChapter XIII · THE REDDISH-OCHRE TRACTSChapter XIV · SUMMARYChapter XV · THE CANALSChapter XVI · THEIR SYSTEMChapter XVII · GEMINATION OF THE CANALSChapter XVIII · THE DOUBLE CANALSChapter XIX · CANALS IN THE DARK REGIONSChapter XX · OASESChapter XXI · CARETS ON THE BORDERS OF THE GREAT DIAPHRAGMChapter XXII · THE CANALS PHOTOGRAPHEDChapter XXIII · CANALS: KINEMATICChapter XXIV · CANAL DEVELOPMENT Individually InstancedChapter XXV · HIBERNATION OF THE CANALSChapter XXVI · ARCTIC CANALS AND POLAR RIFTSChapter XXVII · OASES: KINEMATICChapter XXVIII · CONSTITUTION OF THE CANALS AND OASESChapter XXIX · LIFEChapter XXX · EVIDENCEChapter XXXI · THE HUSBANDING OF WATERChapter XXXII · CONCLUSIONINDEXTranscriber's NotesPrevious chapter ←PREFACENext chapter →Part 1 — Chapter I · ON EXPLORATIONAll chapters and sections (37)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACEParts1Part 1 · Chapters1234567891011121314Part 2 · Chapters1516171819202122Part 3 · Chapters2324252627Part 4 · Chapters2829303132Part 4 · Other sectionsINDEXTranscriber's NotesMARS AND ITS CANALS◇← PREFACECHAPTER I ON EXPLORATION →