Analog Science Fiction - Science Fact December 1974 (Vol 94, No.4)
Illustrations by Kelly Freas, Mike Gilbert, Jack Gaughan. Photo cover by Mike Gilbert ("Focus On Mars.")

Novelette: "Nix Olympia" by William Walling [Hugo nominee.]

Stories: "Encounter Below Tharsis" by Bob Buckley
"The Weather on Mars" by Alex & Phyllis Eisenstein.

Feature: "On Mars With Mike Gilbert"

Serial: "The Indian Giver" (Part 2 of 3) by Alfred Bester (book title was The Computer Connection; also titled Extro.)

Science Fact: "Why We Won't Find Life On Mars" by Richard C. Hoagland
"The Biopump Solution" by Thomas A. Easton.

Ben Bova’s editorial is "Destination Mars." Book reviews by P. Schuyler Miller.