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GEOLOGY 12
CHAPTER 22 WORKSHEET
COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY
PHOTO REVIEW OF GEOLOGIC FEATURES
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Go to the Belmont Geology website. http://belmont.sd62.bc.ca/teacher/geology12/index.htm
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Find the Comparative Planetology section on the Photo Review page.
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Click on the photo links and briefly describe the major geologic features shown.
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NASA's Welcome to the Planets and Solar System Summary
Mercury
- heavy cratering with ancient lava flows or volcanic filling
Venus
- sulfuric acid clouds, impact craters, ridges & troughs, highlands , lava flows
Earth
- ice, deserts, volcanoes, mountains, seas, rivers, canyons
Mars
- canyons, volcanoes, craters, plains, sand drifts, sedimentary strata, CO2 frost
Asteroid Belt
- primoridal objects left over from the formation of the Solar System
Jupiter
- largest planet, moons Io+Europa, Great Red Spot, clouds, lightning, methane
Saturn
- clouds, rings, red oval cloud, moons
Uranus
- methane atmosphere, black rings, moons
Neptune
- clouds and dark spots, faint rings, The Great Dark Spot, moons
Pluto
- clearest view by Hubble in 1994 – not so clear, moon Cheron
Kiuper Belt
- includes Pluto and other icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune
Oort Cloud
- an immense spherical cloud of trillions of small icy, planetary objects
Landslides
Earth1
- rock fall Glen Canyon, Arizona
Earth2
- Black Hawk landslide, California
Moon
- debris avalanche (Apollo 17)
Mars
- debris flow in Valles Marineris
Volcanism
Earth
- Mt. St. Helens
Venus
- pancake volcanoes
Mars
- Olympus Mons – largest shield volcano
Io
- Jupiter’s moon, yellow and orange sulfuric eruptions
Chart
- Mars and Venus volcanoes larger than Earth volcanoes or mountains
Flowing Water
Earth
- stream flow patterns
Mars
- Valles Marineris – Grand Canyon size of a tributary
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Mudcracks
Earth vs Mars
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- look very similar, evidence of water
Wind
Earth
- desert pavement Death Valley
Mars
- boulder field at Viking 1 landing
Impact Craters
Mercury
- entire surface
Venus
- large crater with ejecta blanket
Earth1
- Manacouagan, Quebec
Earth2
- Barringer Meteor Crater, Arizona
Moon
- countless craters, largest over 200km
Mars
- large crater with ejecta blanket
Asteroids
- largest craters 1km
Jupiter
- scars last for months or years but disappear
Tectonics
Earth
- strike slip fault and offset dike, Zimbabwe
Ganymede
- similar feature on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede
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COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY
PHOTO REVIEW OF GEOLOGIC FEATURES