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Unveiling the Mysteries of Planets, Moons, and Liquids

Explore the composition of planets, phases of matter, and effects of water on different celestial bodies. Discover how liquids shape the landscapes of Earth, Venus, Mars, and Titan. Could these liquids hold the key to understanding life beyond Earth?

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Unveiling the Mysteries of Planets, Moons, and Liquids

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  1. Planets, Moons & Liquids Steven K. Croft National Optical Astronomy Observatory

  2. What Are Planets Made Of?

  3. What About Phase?Solid - Liquid - Gas

  4. Water Phase Diagram

  5. Earth

  6. Effects of Water - Vegetation

  7. Effects of Water - Erosion

  8. Effects of Water - Erosion

  9. Effects of Water - Erosion

  10. Effects of Water - Floods

  11. Water-Carved “Islands”

  12. Water-less Falls

  13. Outlet - Columbia Gorge

  14. Columbia Gorge Vista

  15. Columbia Floods - Origin

  16. Venus

  17. Water Phase Diagram Again

  18. Surface of Venus

  19. Surface of Venus - Features

  20. Surface of Venus - No Water

  21. Mars

  22. Mars Temperature Map

  23. Water Phase Diagram - Yet Again

  24. Mars Drainage

  25. Dry Mars River Beds

  26. Mars Dry Channels

  27. Water Seeps on Mars?

  28. Jupiter, Anyone?

  29. Or Saturn?

  30. Jupiter Temperatures

  31. Hydrogen Phase Diagram

  32. All the Giants

  33. Giant Planets - the Inside Story

  34. Titan - One “For The Books”

  35. Landing on Titan

  36. Closing In

  37. Land Ho!

  38. To The East

  39. On the Surface

  40. At The North Pole

  41. Lakeshore

  42. Titan Temperatures

  43. Methane Phase Diagram

  44. Stranger Than Fiction

  45. Planets, Liquids & Life Similar Phases -Similar Processes -Similar Landforms Liquids mean -Chemistry -Life (water-based, other?)

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