Where is Mars?
... Mars is the 4th planet from the Sun!!! (in outer space) It orbits 227,940,000 km from the Sun. Mars' orbit is significantly elliptical ...
... Mars is the 4th planet from the Sun!!! (in outer space) It orbits 227,940,000 km from the Sun. Mars' orbit is significantly elliptical ...
The Solar System
... • Polar ice caps • Higher elevation of southern hemisphere • Lack of craters in northern hemisphere • Tharsis Bulge, Valles Marineris ...
... • Polar ice caps • Higher elevation of southern hemisphere • Lack of craters in northern hemisphere • Tharsis Bulge, Valles Marineris ...
Chapter 22
... Giant lakes might have drained repeatedly through the Ma’adim Vallis into the crater. ...
... Giant lakes might have drained repeatedly through the Ma’adim Vallis into the crater. ...
Jupiter`s Moon Io: A World of Great Volcanoes
... history had been previously debated, but MESSENGER’s discovery of the first identified volcanoes on Mercury’s surface shows that volcanism was active in the distant past. ...
... history had been previously debated, but MESSENGER’s discovery of the first identified volcanoes on Mercury’s surface shows that volcanism was active in the distant past. ...
Week 5 Notes Inner Planets
... a. Venus takes about __7.5__ Earth moths to __REVOLVE__ around the Sun. b. ...
... a. Venus takes about __7.5__ Earth moths to __REVOLVE__ around the Sun. b. ...
astronomy_SaturndayMPhysics07
... One day on Mercury equals to 176 Earth days! Mercury’s day side gets fried by the Sun to the temperatures high enough to melt Lead! Mercury’s night side gets so cold that oxygen would be liquid there! ...
... One day on Mercury equals to 176 Earth days! Mercury’s day side gets fried by the Sun to the temperatures high enough to melt Lead! Mercury’s night side gets so cold that oxygen would be liquid there! ...
Geology of the Moon Geology of Mercury
... – Evidence of tectonic activity • What geological evidence tells us that water once flowed on Mars? – Features that look like dry riverbeds – Some craters appear to be eroded – Rovers have found rocks that appear to have formed in water – Gullies in crater walls may indicate recent water flows ...
... – Evidence of tectonic activity • What geological evidence tells us that water once flowed on Mars? – Features that look like dry riverbeds – Some craters appear to be eroded – Rovers have found rocks that appear to have formed in water – Gullies in crater walls may indicate recent water flows ...
NRC Planetary Science Decadal Survey
... Diverse Planet with Complex History Mars has areas with diverse mineralogy, including alteration by water, with a change in mineralogy over time and spatial diversity of environments. In situ confirmation of increased water activity in the past. Pervasive water ice in globally distributed, near-s ...
... Diverse Planet with Complex History Mars has areas with diverse mineralogy, including alteration by water, with a change in mineralogy over time and spatial diversity of environments. In situ confirmation of increased water activity in the past. Pervasive water ice in globally distributed, near-s ...
Is There Life Beyond Earth?
... • Scientists hypothesize that there is a liquid ocean under Europa’s ice-the water could be kept liquid by heat coming from inside Europa ...
... • Scientists hypothesize that there is a liquid ocean under Europa’s ice-the water could be kept liquid by heat coming from inside Europa ...
StarDate Teacher Guide (Page 14)
... course, Ares Vallis — the Valley of Mars. Wearing pressure suits to provide air and protect them from the frigid Martian temperatures, the visitors would wander among some of the most important artifacts on Mars — the Viking landers of the 1970s, and Mars Pathfinder of the 1990s. No one can say for ...
... course, Ares Vallis — the Valley of Mars. Wearing pressure suits to provide air and protect them from the frigid Martian temperatures, the visitors would wander among some of the most important artifacts on Mars — the Viking landers of the 1970s, and Mars Pathfinder of the 1990s. No one can say for ...
Is There Life Beyond Earth2
... • Scientists hypothesize that there is a liquid ocean under Europa’s ice-the water could be kept liquid by heat coming from inside Europa ...
... • Scientists hypothesize that there is a liquid ocean under Europa’s ice-the water could be kept liquid by heat coming from inside Europa ...
Chapter 7 - SFA Physics and Astronomy
... The solar system formed from a cloud of gas and dust in a process known as ...
... The solar system formed from a cloud of gas and dust in a process known as ...
Student 3
... sustaining life. Titan’s surface is hidden under a layer of methane clouds, but there have been sightings of both light and dark areas on Titan’s surface which could be due to frozen continents or hydrocarbon lakes. It appears that Titan’s surface is mostly covered with ice, silicate rocks and minor ...
... sustaining life. Titan’s surface is hidden under a layer of methane clouds, but there have been sightings of both light and dark areas on Titan’s surface which could be due to frozen continents or hydrocarbon lakes. It appears that Titan’s surface is mostly covered with ice, silicate rocks and minor ...
Shinyeong Shim - WordPress.com
... The planet mars have two permanent polar ice caps The caps at both poles consist primarily of water ice The North Polar Cap Each winter the ice cap grows by adding 1.5 to 2m of dry ice In summer, the dry ice sublimates into the atmosphere ...
... The planet mars have two permanent polar ice caps The caps at both poles consist primarily of water ice The North Polar Cap Each winter the ice cap grows by adding 1.5 to 2m of dry ice In summer, the dry ice sublimates into the atmosphere ...
Chapter 13 Venus and Mars Venus and Mars The Rotation of Venus
... Ice in the Polar Cap Polar cap contains mostly CO2 ice, but also water. Multiple ice regions separated by valleys free of ice. ...
... Ice in the Polar Cap Polar cap contains mostly CO2 ice, but also water. Multiple ice regions separated by valleys free of ice. ...
Check it out, guess no one will get much sleep in August. Mars
... The encounter culminated on August 27, 2003, when Mars came within 34,649,589 miles of Earth. That night, the Red Planet had attained a magnitude of -2.9 and ...
... The encounter culminated on August 27, 2003, when Mars came within 34,649,589 miles of Earth. That night, the Red Planet had attained a magnitude of -2.9 and ...
The Inner Planets
... carbon dioxide. • Has only 1 percent the pressure of Earth's atmosphere. • Astronomers have found that some water remains on Mars in the form of ice at its north pole. • Mars' south pole has an ice cap made mostly of frozen carbon dioxide. ...
... carbon dioxide. • Has only 1 percent the pressure of Earth's atmosphere. • Astronomers have found that some water remains on Mars in the form of ice at its north pole. • Mars' south pole has an ice cap made mostly of frozen carbon dioxide. ...
Mars - Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, WCAS
... acids, sugars • Life begins to exist quickly after it becomes possible • Environmental requirements for life straightforward and widespread • Almost any geologically active planet could foster life, including Mars ...
... acids, sugars • Life begins to exist quickly after it becomes possible • Environmental requirements for life straightforward and widespread • Almost any geologically active planet could foster life, including Mars ...
Glossary
... Ejecta – crushed or melted rock that is ejected from the meteor impact site. Element – any substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler one by a chemical reaction. There are 110 known elements – all matter is made from combinations of these. Evaporate – the process in which a liquid turns int ...
... Ejecta – crushed or melted rock that is ejected from the meteor impact site. Element – any substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler one by a chemical reaction. There are 110 known elements – all matter is made from combinations of these. Evaporate – the process in which a liquid turns int ...
Life in the Universe
... Viking Lander 1 & 2 : 1979 • Two landers within two months landed at nearly opposite sites across the planet. • And two orbiters… • A thin coating of ice on the rocks and soil… ...
... Viking Lander 1 & 2 : 1979 • Two landers within two months landed at nearly opposite sites across the planet. • And two orbiters… • A thin coating of ice on the rocks and soil… ...
Lecture17
... • example of rock smoothed by water over time or created by water (sedimentary?) • indications that Mars’ surface was wetter and warmer in the past ...
... • example of rock smoothed by water over time or created by water (sedimentary?) • indications that Mars’ surface was wetter and warmer in the past ...
Solar System 3-D - Insight Cruises
... oven and is covered by strange volcanic, tectonic, and impact landforms! ...
... oven and is covered by strange volcanic, tectonic, and impact landforms! ...
Day-29
... The volcanoes on Mars are the largest mountains in the Solar System, and are shield volcanoes (largest = Olympus Mons). Venus has the largest amount of volcanoes in the Solar System. ...
... The volcanoes on Mars are the largest mountains in the Solar System, and are shield volcanoes (largest = Olympus Mons). Venus has the largest amount of volcanoes in the Solar System. ...
Oxia Palus quadrangle
The Oxia Palus quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The Oxia Palus quadrangle is also referred to as MC-11 (Mars Chart-11).The quadrangle covers the region of 0° to 45° west longitude and 0° to 30° north latitude on Mars. This quadrangle contains parts of many regions: Chryse Planitia, Arabia Terra, Xanthe Terra, Margaritifer Terra, and Meridiani Planum.Mars Pathfinder landed in the Oxia Palus quadrangle at 19.13°N 33.22°W / 19.13; -33.22, on July 4, 1997. Crater names in Oxia Palus are a Who's Who for famous scientists. Besides Galilaei and DaVinci, some of the people who discovered the atom and radiation are honored there: Curie, Becquerel, and Rutherford. Mawrth Vallis was strongly considered as a landing site for NASA's next Mars rover, the Mars Science Laboratory. This quadrangle contains abundant evidence for past water in such forms as river valleys, lakes, springs, and chaos areas where water flowed out of the ground. A variety of clay minerals have been found in Oxia Palus. Clay is formed in water, and it is good for preserving microscopic evidence of ancient life. Recently, scientists have found strong evidence for a lake located in the Oxia Palus quadrangle that received drainage from Shalbatana Vallis. The study, carried out with HiRISE images, indicates that water formed a 30-mile-long canyon that opened up into a valley, deposited sediment, and created a delta. This delta and others around the basin imply the existence of a large, long-lived lake. Of special interest is evidence that the lake formed after the warm, wet period was thought to have ended. So, lakes may have been around much longer than previously thought.