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Why does Mars never look like any of it's Maps?
By way of comparison, below is a photo I took the other night alongside what is as near as I can tell, the Google Mars version of the same thing. Not the best pic, admittedly, but I always have a devil of a time trying to identify surface features.
Planispheres will show what the Mars looks like at any given time, but won't identify features. Google Earth (Mars) will identify features, but won't tell you which particular ones were pointing towards you when you were observing.
Maybe there's some software that does both, but regardless, why does Mars never really look like the maps we have of it? Does it change over time with those dust storms and martian weather?
Best, Markus
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