PPT-1.2: Observing the Surfaces of Mars and Earth

WarmUp In a moment you will watch a video made by other students about the Earth system A system is a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole List one or two examples of things that you think might be systems. Mars is the only planet in our solar system to have frozen carbon dioxide snow it happens all year round. . in the north end.. . pictures from the mars curiosity shows landscapes made by bodies of water, rain and ancient rivers with the force of 10,000 Mississippi rivers.. 10.1 Orbital Properties. 10.2 Physical Properties. 10.3 Long-Distance Observations of Mars. 10.4 The Martian Surface. 10.5 Water on Mars. Life on Mars?. 10.6 The Martian Atmosphere. 10.7 Martian Internal Structure. and. . Curiosity. Rover. Metka Batič. Mars. Red planet – . iron. . oxide. Thin. . atmosphere. Large temperature . changes. No magnet . field. . – . radiation. 2 . Moons. : . Phobos. , . Deimos. Martian geology: a rapid summary. Mars is geologically distinctive at the large scale. The southern hemisphere is made of ancient cratered terrain and the northern hemisphere flat, more recent (less impacted) terrain that is at lower elevation. This distinctive geology is called the . Solar System. Nebular Hypothesis. Nebular Hypothesis: Solar System was produced by the gravitational collapse of a gas cloud – the remnant of a supernova . explosion.. Concentration of heavy elements in inner . The orbits of Venus and Mercury show that these planets never appear far from the Sun.. Orbital and Physical Properties. The . terrestrial planets have similar densities and roughly similar sizes. , but their rotation periods, surface temperatures, and atmospheric pressures vary widely.. A first follower?. Sandy Starkweather, Jeremy Mathis. @. metaarctic. Arctic Summit Science Week 2017. Prague, Czech Republic. Leadership Lessons from . “The Shirtless Dancing Guy”. https://. www.youtube.com. Mars, also known as the red planet, is the 4. th. planet from the sun. It has the largest volcano in the solar system and has some very large impact craters.. Appearance. The planet mars is made from rock. The ground there is red because of the iron oxide in the rocks and dust. The planets atmosphere is very thin and contains heaps of carbon dioxide (also known as co2). Did you know, mars’ first ever name was Ares, named after the Ancient . Advisory Group. Matt Wallace . Mars 2020 Deputy Project Manager. February 22, 2017. © 2016 California Institute of Technology. Government sponsorship acknowledged.. Project Overview. Salient Features. Brent Sherwood. brent.sherwood@jpl.nasa.gov. . GLEX, May 2012. The Space Show, July 24, 2012. FISO, August 1, 2012. HSF ≠ Exploration. GLEX – May 2012. Mars: On the Path or In the Way?. Sherwood . (ROADS): . A Call to Contribute through AOS. Sandy Starkweather. Executive Director – US Arctic Observing Network (US AON). Chair – Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON). Arctic Observing Summit, 2020. cool surface features. Lets look at some!. (all images credit: Mike . Sussman. ). The famous “Face on Mars”. Now don’t get all excited…. How Come We Missed These?. Look harder!. The Panda!. George Washington Screaming!. Size & Distance. Smaller than Earth (0.532x). Mars . diam. ~ 6779 km (4212 miles). Earth . diam. ~ 12,742 km (7918 miles). 8 Mars would fit inside the Earth!. 1.5 AU from the sun (~140 million miles). Mars is the forth planet from the . sun. Mars has two moons in orbit. The names of the moons are called Phobos and Deimos. Mars is currently 218.27 million KMs from the sun. Mars’ diameter is 6,779kms.