'Valles marineris' presentation slideshows

Valles Marinaris

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Gravitational spreading of high wallslopes on Mars: evidence of past equatorial glaciations

Gravitational spreading of high wallslopes on Mars: evidence of past equatorial glaciations. GEOMORPHOLOGY FOR MARTIAN ADAPTATION TO CHANGING TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS. Daniel MEGE Olivier BOURGEOIS Planetology and Geodynamics Lab, CNRS/Nantes University, France Laetitia LE DEIT

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Mars: Nomenclature

Geography 441/541 S/14 Dr. Christine M. Rodrigue. Mars: Nomenclature. Mars: Nomenclature. Mars Naming Conventions The International Astronomical Union (IAU) governs planetary nomenclature New features identified, tentatively named, and the IAU peer-reviews the name for all planets

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Exploration of Mars

Exploration of Mars. Why is Mars of such great interest, and what do we know about it?. First the orbit; a=1.523 au, period =1.88 years. The study of Mars today. Physical characteristics of Mars. Radius 53% that of Earth (3397 km), mass is 11 percent that of Earth.

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Mars Basics

Mars Basics. Size & Distance. Smaller than Earth (0.532x) Mars diam ~ 6779 km (4212 miles) Earth diam ~ 12,742 km (7918 miles) 8 Mars would fit inside the Earth! 1.5 AU from the sun (~140 million miles) 0.5 AU from the Earth (~43 million miles) SCALE!!!. Size & Distance. Scale.

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Mars - The Red Planet

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Mars - The Red Planet

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Mars - The Red Planet

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Mars - The Red Planet

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Exploring Mars: The Inside Story

Exploring Mars: The Inside Story. Walter S. Kiefer Lunar and Planetary Institute. Planetesimals in the Solar Nebula. Planetary Differentiation. The Hemispheric Dichotomy. Tharsis Topography. Size of Tharsis. Olympus Mons. Other Volcanos. Ceraunius Tholus. Elysium Planitia.

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Dirt and Hematite on Mars

Dirt and Hematite on Mars. Remotely sensed compositional studies of surface materials and their links to the history of water on Mars. Amy Trueba Knudson Associate Research Scientist Planetary Science Institute August 2007 Retreat. Research Focus.

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Life in MARS

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PLANETS

PLANETS. Solar System.

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Geologic Features of Mars

Geologic Features of Mars. Lab 7. Crustal Dichotomy of Mars. Striking difference between northern and southern hemispheres Southern hemisphere is 5 km higher than northern, is 70 km thick Southern hemisphere has lots of craters of all sizes

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Planet Travel Guide

Planet Travel Guide. By, Gabe Galicia. Mercury. Colaris Basin a huge crater when an asteroid hit Mercury. Has the biggest Spider looking crater Surface similar to earths moon It got bombarded by a huge comet 4 billion years ago Can reach 800 degrees on the sunny side

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Mars

Mars . Polar ice caps Mars has polar ice caps just like Earth. They are located on the north and south poles of Mars. Most of the ice on mars are water-ice.

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RSL are dark flows up to a few meters wide on steep, rocky slopes.

RSL are dark flows up to a few meters wide on steep, rocky slopes. They behave like salty water flows in terms of temperature dependence, seasonality, and growth patterns, but origin of water is not known. Previously reported in southern middle latitudes.

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