The geology of Mars evidence from earth-based analogs

The rationale for planetary analog studies -- The geology of mars -- Impact structures on Earth and Mars -- Terrestrial analogs to the calderas of the tharsis volcanoes on Mars -- Volcanic features of New Mexico analogous to volcanic features on Mars -- Comparison of flood lavas on Earth and Mars -...

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Weitere Verfasser: Chapman, Mary G. (BerichterstatterIn)
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Veröffentlicht: Cambridge u.a. Cambridge Univ. Press c 2007
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge planetary science
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Zusammenfassung:The rationale for planetary analog studies -- The geology of mars -- Impact structures on Earth and Mars -- Terrestrial analogs to the calderas of the tharsis volcanoes on Mars -- Volcanic features of New Mexico analogous to volcanic features on Mars -- Comparison of flood lavas on Earth and Mars -- Rootless volcanic cones on Iceland and on Mars -- Mars interior layered deposits and terrestrial sub-ice volcanoes compared -- And interpretations of similar geomorphic characteristics -- Lava-sediment interactions on Mars -- Aeolian dunes and deposits in the western United States as analogs to wind-related -- Features on Mars -- Debris flows in Greenland and on Mars -- Siberian rivers and Martian outflow channels -- Formation of valleys and cataclysmic flood channels on Earth and Mars -- Playa environments on Earth -- Signatures of habitats and life in Earth's high-altitude lakes -- Environments on Mars -- The canyonlands model for planetary grabens -- Geochemical analogs and Martian meteorites -- Integrated analog mission design for planetary exploration with humans and robots
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Beschreibung:XIII, 460 S
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ISBN:0521832926
0-521-83292-6
9780521832922
978-0-521-83292-2