ASTR 112 Development of the Mars Odyssey Themis Site Lab Report

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ASTR 112 Lab 6: Exploring Mars
Name: Click or tap here to enter text.
INTRODUCTION:
In this lab you study geological surface features of Mars
Learning Goals:
Students will
• Learn how identify major surface geological features
• Learn what major geological features are present and which are absent on Mars and how to identify
them visually from Google Mars and HiRISE imagery.
Learning tools:
Websites:
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Tutorial: http://explanet.info/Chapter06.htm
http://www.google.com/mars/
http://themis.asu.edu/
http://www.uahirise.org/katalogos.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_surface_features_of_Mars
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maps_of_Mars
Background:
Read the tutorial linked here: http://explanet.info/Chapter06.htm to familiarize yourself with various types of
geological activity on Mars, if you haven’t yet.
Procedure:
Part 1.
1. In this lab you’ll be doing a bit of research. Here are your goals: find the evidence of the following types of
geological activity:
Impact cratering:
• new
• eroded
• filled
• peaked
Volcanism:
• stratovolcanoes
• shield volcanoes
• lava flows
Tectonics:
• plate tectonics
• rift valleys
• mountains
• faults
Erosion:
• by ice
• by liquid (water
presumably)
• by wind
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For each type of a geological feature, copy the image containing an example, specify its location (latitude and
longitude), name (if available) and include a brief description. Look for other examples of similar features and
decide if it is a type of feature commonly found on Mars or if it is a rarity. If a certain type of feature does not
exist on Mars, state so. Fill in tables 1,2,3 and 4 below with your data.
The information you need can be accessed in a number of different ways, they are on, among others, the
following sites:
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Google Mars: http://www.google.com/mars/
http://themis.asu.edu/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_surface_features_of_Mars
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maps_of_Mars
Here is some info of how to navigate these sites:
Google Mars site:
Go to Google Mars site: http://www.google.com/mars/. You should see a window that looks like that shown
in figure 1. Figure 1 also shows some of the main features of the site. Look over figures 2 and 3 below for
further explanations of how to navigate this site.
Figure 1.
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Figure 2.
Figure 3.
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A link on Google Mars site’s will take you
to Mars Odyssey Themis site article abut
this feature, if such article exists. You
can learn about the feature, it’s location,
including latitude and longitude, and see
a larger image of the feature here.
Figure 4.
Mars Odyssey Themis site:
Go to Mars Odyssey Themis site:
http://themis.asu.edu/. You should see a
window that looks like that shown in
figure 5. Look over figures 5- 9 below for
further explanations of how to navigate
this site.
Figure 5.
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Figure 6.
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Figure 7.
Figure 9.
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Table 1.
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type
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Latitude Longitude
Name
Are such
features
common
on
Mars?
(y/n)
Description
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text.
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Impact cratering
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new
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eroded
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filled
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peaked
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Table 2.
#
type
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Latitude Longitude
Name
Are such
features
common
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Mars?
(y/n)
Description
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text.
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Volcanism
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stratovolcanoes
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text.
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shield
volcanoes
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lava flows
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Table 3.
#
type
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Latitude Longitude
Name
Are such
features
common
on
Mars?
(y/n)
Description
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to enter
text.
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enter text.
Tectonics
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plate
tectonics
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text.
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text.
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rift valleys
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mountains
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tectonic faults
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Table 4.
#
type
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re-sized image
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Latitude Longitude
Name
Are such
features
common
on
Mars?
(y/n)
Description
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to enter
text.
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enter text.
Erosion
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by ice
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to enter
text.
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text.
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text.
by liquid
(water
presumably)
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text.
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text.
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text.
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by wind
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2. Answer the following questions:
a) What are the dominant geological processes that shaped Martian surface? Click or tap here to enter
text.
b) What geological processes that shape Earth’s surface are absent on Mars? Click or tap here to enter
text.
c) Do these images show Martian surface features true color? Investigate and explain: Click or tap here to
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Part 2.
Browse the catalogue of Martian surface images from The University of Arizona:
http://www.uahirise.org/katalogos.php
Pick five distinctly different images and find out what they depict (captioned figures may help if you find your
chosen image or a similar there).
You may include some of the following: “chaotic” terrain, sand dunes, dust devil tracks, gullies, ice formations,
spider terrain, layering, river or stream bed remnants, lava tubes (careful the last two often look similar). The
more interesting features you find, the higher your score. Organize your data in a table 5 below.
Note: First click on the image or name below the image to access the site with detailed description. Some
older imagers in The University of Arizona catalog liked above have descriptions, but most are linked to a site
that describes that type of a feature in general. To access that info, click on the link next to Science theme
below the image (see figure 10 for an example). Or you can go to science themes first:
https://www.uahirise.org/science_themes/ and then look up interesting images within that general theme.
Figure 10.
Click here for
Science Theme
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Table 5
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Latitude Longitude
Name
Are such
features
common
on
Mars?
(y/n)
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text.
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Type of a
feature
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Description
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Conclusion question:
What is the most unusual/interesting feature that you have found? Describe in more detail and explain why
you found it so unusual/interesting. Click or tap here to enter text.
Submission details:
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Submit into this lab’s drobox on Blackboard:
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MS Word report (this document with your entries) only
IMPORTANT:
Please make sure that your report does not exceed the maximum allowed size. Please balance the need for
clarity of your images with the limited capacity: if needed use lower resolution, re-size and crop the images. In
worst case, you can turn your file into a pdf document and submit that.