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" Mars / "
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.
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BL
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1016014
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b770384
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| Main Entry
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Elkins-Tanton, Linda T.
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| Title & Author
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Mars /\ Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House,, ©2006.
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The solar system
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xvii, 206 pages, 8 pages of plates :: illustrations (some color), map ;; 24 cm.
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0816051984
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: 9780816051984
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-197) and index.
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| Contents
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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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Mars (Planet), Popular works.
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Mars (Planet)
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Mars (Planet)
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523.43
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QB641.E43 2006
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