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The Solar System

The Solar System. Terrestrial Planets. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars Relatively small Composed of rock Have few or no moons. Mercury. Small, rocky planet Almost no atmosphere One day = 58.65 Earth days , and almost an entire Mercurian year (88 days)

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Guidepost

Guidepost.

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Guidepost

Guidepost.

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Terrestrial World Surfaces

Terrestrial World Surfaces. Solid rocky surfaces shaped (to varying degrees) by: Impact cratering Volcanism Tectonics (gross movement of surface by interior forces) Erosion (by impacts or by weather). Impact Cratering.

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Terrestrial World Surfaces

Terrestrial World Surfaces. Solid rocky surfaces shaped (to varying degrees) by: Impact cratering Volcanism Tectonics (gross movement of surface by interior forces) Erosion (by impacts or by weather). Impact Cratering.

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GEOL3045: Planetary Geology

GEOL3045: Planetary Geology. Lysa Chizmadia Mercury From Mariner 10 to Messenger. Closest planet to Sun 5.8 x 10 7 km (0.38 AU) Diameter = 4880 km Smaller than Ganymede & Titan Mass = 3.3 x 10 23 kg Surface T: 90-700 K 3:2 resonance with the Sun 3 rotations for every 2 orbits

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