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Mars /

0816051984

9780816051984

b770384

Mars /

[Book]

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.

New York :

Chelsea House,

©2006.

xvii, 206 pages, 8 pages of plates :

illustrations (some color), map ;

24 cm.

The solar system

Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-197) and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Mars: Fast facts about a planet in orbit -- Fundamental information about Mars -- Planetary evolution and the martian interior -- Interior structure of the terrestrial planets -- Direct observations of the composition of Mars -- Elements and isotopes -- Determining age from radioactive isotopes -- Making mars: compositions and processes -- Accretion and heating: why are some solar system objects round -- And others irregular? -- Was there a Martian magma ocean? -- Late heavy bombardment -- What is pressure? -- The core of Mars -- Martian timeline of events -- Crust of Mars and the hemispheric dichotomy -- Mars orbital laser altimeter -- Rheology, or how solds can flow -- Gravity measurements on Mars -- What makes gravity? -- Remnants of an ancient magnetic field on Mars -- What makes planetary magnetic fields? -- Visible planet -- Seasonal ice caps drive atmosphere and weather -- Optical depth -- Remote sensing -- Mapping the surface of Mars -- Volcanoes -- Fossa, sulci, and other terms for planetary landforms -- Craters -- Surface features created by wind and water -- Jeff Kargel and the search for ice on Mars -- Wesley andres watters: Working on the Mars exploration rover -- Science team -- Water on Mars today -- Life on Mars? -- Moons -- What are synchronous orbits and synchronous rotation? -- Missions -- Conclusions: Known and the unknown -- Appendix 1: Units and measurements -- Fundamental units -- Comparisons among kelvin, celsius, and fahrenheit -- Useful measures of distance -- Definitions for electricity and magnetism -- Prefixes -- Appendix 2: Light, wavelength, and radiation -- Appendix 3: List of all known moons -- Glossary -- Bibliography and further reading -- Index.

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Explores the relationship between the Sun and Mars from the point of view of a planetary scientist, examining the role of Mars as a recorder of the formation of the solar system.

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