PPT-Dune-Yardang Interactions in Becquerel Crater, Mars

Anna Urso Matthew Chojnacki and David Vaz Published in JGRPlanets doi 1010022017JE005465 Active sand dunes in Becquerel crater were studied to better understand landscape evolution and the role of topography in sediment transport on Mars. Within the 64257rst eight months of a planned 23month primary mission Curiosity met its major objective of 64257nding evidence of a past environment well suited to supporting microbial life The rover studies the geology and environment of selected a Francis Nimmo. Last Week - Volcanism. How and why are melts generated?. Increase in mantle potential temperature; or. Reduction in solidus temperature (e.g. water); or. Thinning of the lithosphere. How do melts ascend towards the surface?. Other processes on Mars. Dendritic. (tree-like) drainage valleys. Earth. Mars. Stream-lined islands. Fluting – Longitudinal lines caused by fluid flow. Fluting – Longitudinal lines caused by fluid flow. . Pierre Curie. By: In Jae Chung. Early Life. Marie Curie was born on November 7, 1867 in Warsaw. . Both . of her parents strongly believed in the importance of education. . Marie . first began to learn chemistry and physics from her father and he saw that Marie had a thirst for knowledge but education for women was denied in Poland. . . Established in 1902 . CRATER LAKE STATISTICS. LOCATED IN SOUTHERN OREGON / 60 MILES ABOVE CALIFORNIA BORDER. FORMATION BY VOLCANIC IMPLOSION . AVERAGE ANNUAL SNOWFALL: 45 FEET . . Established in 1902 . CRATER LAKE STATISTICS. LOCATED IN SOUTHERN OREGON / 60 MILES ABOVE CALIFORNIA BORDER. FORMATION BY VOLCANIC IMPLOSION . AVERAGE ANNUAL SNOWFALL: 45 FEET . Mars Exploration Rovers. 90-day mission. Landed in early 2004. One lasted six years. The other is still exploring!. Spirit. Landing site picked from geomorphology. Crater with channel running into it. Advisory Group. Matt Wallace . Mars 2020 Deputy Project Manager. February 22, 2017. © 2016 California Institute of Technology. Government sponsorship acknowledged.. Project Overview. Salient Features. Published in Geology in 2019 by Matthew Chojnacki, Maria Banks, Lori Fenton, and Anna . Urso. . . Figure 1. Map of volumetric sand flux measurements for 54 dune fields (graduated circles), bedform mobility detection status (triangles (Banks et al., 2015, 2018)), and dune field distributions (red polygons) (Hayward et al., 2014). The three high sand flux regions of Syrtis Major, Hellespontus Montes, the North polar erg are outlined in black. Base map is colorized MOLA elevation from +4 (red) to -5 km (blue).. Launch in July-August 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FloridaLaunching on a ULA Atlas 541 procured under NASA’s Launch Services Programlled Jezero Craterexploring the landing sit exas General Land OfficeGgorgg P. Buuh, Commissioner VERNON Science Question. . . On Mars, billion-year-old sedimentary rocks containing clay minerals are key indicators of ancient habitable environments and may preserve organic compounds. On Earth, where plate tectonics drives the burial and heating of rocks, clay minerals are transformed into new minerals, influencing organic preservation, and impacting global geochemical cycling of carbon, oxygen, and water. Mars lacked plate tectonics for much of its history, but data from Mars Science Laboratory Rover, . Example: Snapshots of Current Yearly Doses at Earth and Mars. Note: Exceeding 1-yr Free Space Dose Limits at Earth and Moon for < 1 g/cm. 2. Al Shielding. See more . at . http://prediccs.sr.unh.edu. Resource Person. ISRO - Dr. A S . Arya. Team Members. Dr. G . Sreenivasan. , RRSC-C/NRSC. Dr. . Abhik. . Kundu. , . Asutosh. College. Dr. . Phani. . Rajasekhar. , SAC. Mr. . Dhrupesh. Shah, SAC. Mr. .