Template:Category Hierarchy
Why a Specific Hierarchy of Categories
The Editorial Subcommittee of Marspedia examined the ad hoc approach of categorization of Marspedia articles and found it to be lacking a structure of how information about Mars is displayed and searched. The Subcommittee wanted a logical and navigable hierarchy of categories. This forms the core of a new Browse experience.
Creators of new pages should link one or more of the categories in the hierarchy shown below and no others to their page.
Definitions of Top-Level Categories
All categories for Marspedia roll up into the following 6 top-level categories. Two lower tiers of categories and pages linked to them can be seen by clicking the link icon on each:
• I. Mars Planetary Science - physical description of the planet; all the science data that is collected
• II. Mars Spacecraft/Robotic Missions - (non-human) - mission planning and execution history.
• III. Mars Human Exploration - human exploration concepts and planning
• IV. Mars Human Settlement - including plans & concepts, philosophical/ethical considerations, and mars analogue research
• V. Mars Outreach - Advocacy for Mars Exploration/Settlement - people and organizations (Mars Society, Marspedia, etc), political action, and public outreach & education
• VI. Mars Arts and Literature - Mars in literature, music, movies, plays, graphic arts, photography