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The geology of Mars : evidence from Earth-based analogs / edited by M.G. Chapman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge planetary science series ; new ser., 5.Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 460 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780511536014 (ebook)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 559.9/23 22
LOC classification:
  • QB641 .G435 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
The geology of Mars : new insights and outstanding questions / James W. Head -- Impact structures on Earth and Mars / Nadine G. Barlow, Virgil Sharpton, and Ruslan O. Kuzmin -- Terrestrial analogs to the calderas of the Tharsis volcanoes on Mars / Peter J. Mouginis-Mark, Andrew J.L. Harris, and Scott K. Rowland -- Volcanic features of New Mexico analogous to volcanic features on Mars / Larry S. Crumpler, Jayne C. Aubele, and James R. Zimbelman -- Comparison of flood lavas on Earth and Mars / Laszlo Keszthelyi and Alfred McEwen -- Rootless volcanic cones in Iceland and on Mars / Sarah A. Fagents and Thorvaldur Thordarson -- Mars interior layered deposits and terrestrial sub-ice volcanoes compared : observations and interpretations of similar geomorphic characteristics / Mary G. Chapman and John L. Smellie -- Lava-sediment interactions on Mars : evidence and consequences / Tracy K.P. Gregg -- Eolian dunes and deposits in the western United States as analogs to wind-related features on Mars / James R. Zimbelman and Steven H. Williams -- Debris flows in Greenland and on Mars / François Costard [and others] -- Siberian rivers and Martian outflow channels : an analogy / François Costard, E. Gautier, and D. Brunstein -- Formation of valleys and cataclysmic flood channels on Earth and Mars / Goro Komatsu and Victor R. Baker -- Playa environments on Earth : possible analogs for Mars / Goro Komatsu [and others] -- Signatures of habitats and life in Earth's high-altitude lakes : clues to Noachian aqueous environments on Mars / Nathalie A. Cabrol [and others] -- The Canyonlands model for planetary grabens : revised physical basis and implications / Richard A. Schultz [and others] -- Geochemical analogs and Martian meteorites / Horton E. Newsom -- Integrated analog mission design for planetary exploration with humans and robots / Kelly Snook [and others].
Summary: Research into the geological processes operating on Mars relies on interpretation of images and other data returned by unmanned orbiters, probes and landers. Such interpretations are based on our knowledge of processes occurring on Earth Terrestrial analog studies therefore play an important role in understanding the geological features observed on Mars. This 2007 book presents direct comparisons between locales on Earth and Mars, and contains contributions from leading planetary geologists to demonstrate the parallels and differences between these two neighboring planets. Mars is characterized by a wide range of geological phenomena that also occur on Earth, including tectonic, volcanic, impact cratering, eolian, fluvial, glacial and possibly lacustrine and marine processes. The book provides terrestrial analogs for data sets from Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Mars Exploration Rovers and Mars Express, and will therefore be a key reference for students and researchers of planetary science.
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The geology of Mars : new insights and outstanding questions / James W. Head -- Impact structures on Earth and Mars / Nadine G. Barlow, Virgil Sharpton, and Ruslan O. Kuzmin -- Terrestrial analogs to the calderas of the Tharsis volcanoes on Mars / Peter J. Mouginis-Mark, Andrew J.L. Harris, and Scott K. Rowland -- Volcanic features of New Mexico analogous to volcanic features on Mars / Larry S. Crumpler, Jayne C. Aubele, and James R. Zimbelman -- Comparison of flood lavas on Earth and Mars / Laszlo Keszthelyi and Alfred McEwen -- Rootless volcanic cones in Iceland and on Mars / Sarah A. Fagents and Thorvaldur Thordarson -- Mars interior layered deposits and terrestrial sub-ice volcanoes compared : observations and interpretations of similar geomorphic characteristics / Mary G. Chapman and John L. Smellie -- Lava-sediment interactions on Mars : evidence and consequences / Tracy K.P. Gregg -- Eolian dunes and deposits in the western United States as analogs to wind-related features on Mars / James R. Zimbelman and Steven H. Williams -- Debris flows in Greenland and on Mars / François Costard [and others] -- Siberian rivers and Martian outflow channels : an analogy / François Costard, E. Gautier, and D. Brunstein -- Formation of valleys and cataclysmic flood channels on Earth and Mars / Goro Komatsu and Victor R. Baker -- Playa environments on Earth : possible analogs for Mars / Goro Komatsu [and others] -- Signatures of habitats and life in Earth's high-altitude lakes : clues to Noachian aqueous environments on Mars / Nathalie A. Cabrol [and others] -- The Canyonlands model for planetary grabens : revised physical basis and implications / Richard A. Schultz [and others] -- Geochemical analogs and Martian meteorites / Horton E. Newsom -- Integrated analog mission design for planetary exploration with humans and robots / Kelly Snook [and others].

Research into the geological processes operating on Mars relies on interpretation of images and other data returned by unmanned orbiters, probes and landers. Such interpretations are based on our knowledge of processes occurring on Earth Terrestrial analog studies therefore play an important role in understanding the geological features observed on Mars. This 2007 book presents direct comparisons between locales on Earth and Mars, and contains contributions from leading planetary geologists to demonstrate the parallels and differences between these two neighboring planets. Mars is characterized by a wide range of geological phenomena that also occur on Earth, including tectonic, volcanic, impact cratering, eolian, fluvial, glacial and possibly lacustrine and marine processes. The book provides terrestrial analogs for data sets from Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Mars Exploration Rovers and Mars Express, and will therefore be a key reference for students and researchers of planetary science.

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