Geology of Mars

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291Sedimentology / Mars / Geomorphology / Aeolian processes / Deserts / Pedology / Mars Pathfinder / Ventifact / Dune / Physical geography / Geology / Planetary science

AEOLIAN GEOLOGY OF THE MARS PATHFINDER SITE. Ronald Greeley, Michael Kraft, Gregory Wilson (Arizona State University); Robert Sullivan (Cornell University); Ruslan Kuzmin (Vernadsky Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Source URL: marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 1998-08-21 18:52:41
292Geology / Spaceflight / Deserts / Abrasion / Tribology / Desert varnish / Mars Pathfinder / Ventifact / Erosion / Spacecraft / Sedimentology / Rocks

INFLUENCE OF ROCK COATINGS ON SAND ABRASION AT THE MARS PATHFINDER LANDING SITE. M ichael D. Kraft and Ronald Greeley, Department of Geology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ[removed]; [removed]. Introduction

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Source URL: marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 1998-08-24 16:50:10
293Earth sciences / Alpha particle X-ray spectrometer / Spectroscopy / Barnacle Bill / Geochemistry / Basalt / Igneous rock / Composition of Mars / Gusev / Spacecraft / Geology / Spaceflight

THE EFFECT OF THIN COATINGS OF DUST OR SOIL ON THE BULK APXS COMPOSITION OF THE UNDERLYING ROCKS AT THE PATHFINDER LANDING SITE. J.A. Crisp, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, MS[removed], 4800

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Source URL: marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 1998-08-24 16:45:58
294Statistical classification / Econometrics / Mars Odyssey / Estimation theory / Support vector machine / Linear regression / Calibration / Thermal Emission Imaging System / 24 Themis / Statistics / Spacecraft / Regression analysis

DUST STORMS AND WATER ICE CLOUDS: FEATURE DETECTION FOR USE ONBOARD THEMIS. Kiri L. Wagstaff ([removed]), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA, Joshua L. Bandfield, Department of Geology, A

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Source URL: ml.jpl.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2006-02-28 13:44:45
295Matter / Martian meteorite / Meteorite / Iddingsite / Olivine / Mineral / Basalt / Water on Mars / Weathering / Mars / Crystallography / Chemistry

What is a Thin Section? A thin section is a slice of rock thin enough for light to pass through, so that it can be examined using a light microscope (see Light Microscopy). Thin sections are an essential part of geology

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Source URL: www.lpi.usra.edu

Language: English - Date: 2004-09-14 09:56:03
296Planetary geology / Impact crater / Lunar science / Meteor Crater / Pit crater / Geology of Mars / Lunar craters / Geology / Geomorphology / Planetary science

Meteor Crater, Arizona, USA, Earth CRATERS Meteor Crater is one of the youngest and best-preserved impact craters on Earth. The crater formed roughly 50,000 years ago when a 30-meter-wide iron-rich meteor weighing 100,0

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Source URL: www.lpi.usra.edu

Language: English - Date: 1999-12-10 17:34:20
297Planetary geology / Valles Marineris / Tharsis / Drainage system / Warrego Valles / Valley networks / Valley / Vallis / Water on Mars / Mars / Geomorphology / Water

RIVER CHANNELS Darya-Ye Sut, Afghanistan, Earth The fan-shaped river system in the center of the scene is the Darya-Ye Sut. This river lies on the northern flank of the Hindu Kush mountain range of northern Afghanistan a

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Source URL: www.lpi.usra.edu

Language: English - Date: 1999-12-10 17:35:28
298Lunar science / Planetary geology / Impact crater / Meteor Crater / Pit crater / Impact event / Geology of Mars / Borealis quadrangle / Geology / Planetary science / Geomorphology

CRATERS Meteor Crater, Arizona, USA, Earth Meteor Crater is one of the youngest and best-preserved impact craters on Earth. The crater formed roughly 50,000 years ago when a 30-meter-wide meteor weighing 100,000 tons str

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Source URL: www.lpi.usra.edu

Language: English - Date: 1999-12-10 17:34:20
299Mars / Glacier / Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter / Polar ice cap / Greenland / Water on Mars / Geology of Mars / Spaceflight / Spacecraft / Physical geography

GLACIERS AND ICE CAPS Greenland, Earth Greenland is 2700 _ 1200 kilometers across and is the largest island in the world with an area of over 2 million square kilometers. Approximately 85% of Greenland is buried beneath

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Source URL: www.lpi.usra.edu

Language: English - Date: 1999-12-10 17:34:49
300Shield volcanoes / Olympus Mons / Tharsis Montes / Tharsis / Volcano / Caldera / Volcanism on Mars / Arsia Mons / Geology / Volcanology / Geomorphology

Olympus Mons Tharsis Region, Mars This Viking 3-D view features Olympus Mons, which is the largest of the more than 12 large volcanos in the Tharsis Montes

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Source URL: www.lpi.usra.edu

Language: English - Date: 1999-12-10 17:35:18
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