8A50.40 - Mars

Code Number:
8A50.40
Demo Title:
Mars
Condition:
Good
Principle:
Mars Topography
Area of Study:
Solar System

Disclaimer

Equipment:
Mars Globes.
Procedure:

Choose the mars globe most appropriate for your lecture.

The 16 inch globe is based on the Mariner 9 survey.

The 12 inch brown globe is based on the 1970's Viking pictures with some updates and additions.

The 12 inch topographical globe is based on information from the Mars Global Surveyor and is accurate to a few meters.

References:
  • Gordon McIntosh, "Wind in the Solar System", TPT, Vol. 48, #2, Feb. 2010, p. 94.
  • Kenneth L. Murphy and Evelyn T. Patterson, "Mars Global Surveyor Aerobraking: A Collaborative Team Approach in the Physics Classroom", TPT, Vol. 36, #3, Mar. 1998, p. 154.
  • Erdal Yigit, "Exploring Mars's Harsh Atmosphere", Physics Today, Vol. 77, #7, July 2024, p. 42.
  • Jennifer Sieben, "Uncovering the Molten Mantle of Mars", Physics Today, Vol. 77, #1, Jan. 2024, p. 16.
  • Bruce M. Jakosky, "How Did Mars Lose Its Atmosphere and Water?", Physics Today, Vol. 75, #4, April 2022, p. 62.
  • R. Mark Wilson, "A Seismometer Maps Mars's Anatomy", Physics Today, Vol. 74, #10, Oct. 2021, p. 17.
  • Ralph D. Lorenz, "Dust Devils on Mars", Physics Today, Vol. 73, #7, July 2020, p. 62.
  • Richard J. Fitzgerald, "A Martian Ice Mound", Physics Today, Vol. 72, #2, Feb. 2019, p. 76.
  • Ashwin R. Vasavada, "Our Changing View of Mars", Physics Today, Vol. 70, #3, Mar. 2017, p. 34.
  • Charles Day, "A New Probe for a Changing Constant", Physics Today, Vol. 68, #12, Dec. 2015, p. 24.
  • Mark Wilson, "New Hydrogen-Isopote Measurements Refine the Picture of Water on Mars", Physics Today, Vol. 68, #5, May 2015, p. 12.
  • Charles Day, "The Breakup of Martian Boulders", Physics Today, Vol. 66, #9, Sept. 2013, p. 18.
  • Charles Day, "Gravity Waves and Heat in Mar's Atmosphere", Physics Today, Vol. 65, #4, Apr. 2012, p. 22.
  • Johanna L. Miller, "Martian Icecap Hosts a Massive CO2 Deposit", Physics Today, Vol. 64, #6, June 2011, p. 12.
  • Bertram M. Schwarzschild, "Martian Methane", Physics Today, Vol. 62, #4, Apr. 2009, p. 18.
  • Philip F. Schewe, "Martian Dunes Form in Rare Bursts", Physics Today, Vol. 61, #1, Jan. 2008, p. 28.
  • Bruce M. Jakosky and Michael T. Mellon, "Water on Mars", Physics Today, Vol. 57, #4, Apr. 2004, p. 71.
  • A. Steele, L. G. Benning, R. Wirth, A. Schreiber, T. Araki, F. M. McCubbin, M. D. Fries, L. R. Nittler, J. Wang, L. J. Hallis, P. G. Conrad, C. Conley, S. Vitale, A. C. O'Brien, V. Riggi, K. Rogers, "Organic Synthesis Associated With Serpentinization and Carbonation on Early Mars", Science, Vol. 375, # 6577, Jan. 14, 2022, p. 172.
  • Paul Voosen, "NASA Lander Uncovers the Red Planet's Core", Science, Vol. 374, #6574, Dec. 17, 2021, p. 1431.
  • E. L. Scheller, B. L. Ehlmann, Renyu Hu, D. J. Adams, Y. L. Yung, "Long-Term Drying of Mars by Sequestration of Ocean-Scale Volumes of Water in the Crust", Science, Vol. 372, #6537, April 2, 2021, p. 56.
  • R. Orosei, S. E. Lauro, E. Pettinelli, A. Cicchetti, M. Coradini, B. Cosciotti, F. Di Paolo, E. Flamini, E. Mattei, M. Pajola, F. Soldovieri, M. Cartacci, F. Cassenti, A. Frigeri, S. Giuppi, R. Martufi, A. Masdea, G. Mitri, C. Nenna, R. Noschese, M. Restano, and R. Seu, "Radar Evidence of Subglacial Liquid Water on Mars", Science, Vol. 361, #6401, Aug. 2018, p. 490.
  • Anja Diez, "Liquid Water on Mars", Science, Vol. 361, #6401, Aug. 2018, p. 448.
  • Paul Voosen, "NASA Lander to Probe Interior of Mars", Science, Vol. 360, #6386, Apr. 2018, p. 247.
  • Colin M. Dundas, Ali M. Bramson, Lujendra Ojha, James J. Wray, Michael T. Mellon, Shane Byrne, Alfred S. McEwen, Nathaniel E. Putzig, Donna Viola, Sarah Sutton, Erin Clark, and John W. Holt, "Exposed Subsurface Ice Sheets in the Martian Mid-Latitudes", Science, Vol. 359, #6372, Jan. 2018, p. 199.
  • Paul Voosen, "Cliffs of Ice Spied on Mars", Science, Vol. 359, #6372, Jan. 2018, p. 145.
  • J. A. Hurowitz, J. P. Grotzinger, W. W. Fischer, S. M. McLennan, R. E. Milliken, N. Stein, A. R. Vasavada, D. F. Blake, E. Dehouck, J. L. Eigenbrode, A. G. Fairén, J. Frydenvang, R. Gellert, J. A. Grant, S. Gupta, K. E. Herkenhoff, D. W. Ming, E. B. Rampe, M. E. Schmidt, K. L. Siebach, K. Stack-Morgan, D. Y. Sumner, and R. C. Wiens, "Redox Stratification of an Ancient Lake in Gale Crater, Mars", Science, Vol. 356, #6341, June 2017, p. 922.
  • Benjamin A. Black, J. Taylor Perron, Douglas Hemingway, Elizabeth Bailey, Francis Nimmo, and Howard Zebker, "Global Drainage Patterns and the Origins of Topographic Relief on Earth, Mars, and Titan", Science, Vol. 356, #6339, May 2017, p. 727.
  • M. G. A. Lapotre, R. C. Ewing, M. P. Lamb, W. W. Fischer, J. P. Grotzinger, D. M. Rubin, K. W. Lewis, M. J. Ballard, M. Day, S. Gupta, S. G. Banham, N. T. Bridges, D. J. Des Marais, A. A. Fraeman, J. A. Grant, K. E. Herkenhoff, D. W. Ming, M. A. Mischna, M. S. Rice, D. Y. Sumner, A. R. Vasavada, and R. A. Yingst, "Large Wind Ripples on Mars: A Record of Atmospheric Evolution", Science, Vol. 353, #6294, July 2016, p. 55.
  • J. P. Grotzinger, S. Gupta, M. C. Malin, D. M. Rubin, J. Schieber, K. Siebach, D. Y. Sumner, K. M. Stack, A. R. Vasavada, R. E. Arvidson, F. Calef III, L. Edgar, W. F. Fischer, J. A. Grant, J. Griffes, L. C. Kah, M. P. Lamb, K. W. Lewis, N. Mangold, M. E. Minitti, M. Palucis, M. Rice, R. M. E. Williams, R. A. Yingst, D. Blake, D. Blaney, P. Conrad, J. Crisp, W. E. Dietrich, G. Dromart, K. S. Edgett, R. C. Ewing, R. Gellert, J. A. Hurowitz, G. Kocurek, P. Mahaffy, M. J. McBride, S. M. McLennan, M. Mischna, D. Ming, R. Milliken, H. Newsom, D. Oehler, T. J. Parker, D. Vaniman, R. C. Wiens, and S. A. Wilson, "Deposition, Exhumation, and Paleoclimate of an Ancient Lake Deposit, Gale Crater, Mars", Science, Vol. 350, #6257, Oct. 2015, p. 177.
  • Marjorie A. Chan, "The Martian Lake Chronicles", Science, Vol. 350, #6257, Oct. 2015, p. 167.
  • Rebecca Boyle, "How To Make A New Planet Home", Popular Science, Vol. 286, #6, June 2014, p. 60.
  • Jennifer Leman, "What Sounds You Can Hear on Mars", Popular Mechanics, July/Aug. 2022, p. 36.
  • Lillian Steenblik Hwang, "How Mountains In Our Solar System Compare", Popular Science, Vol. 286, #5, May 2014, p. 36.
  • "Curiosity Self-Portrait at 'Mojave' Site on Mount Sharp", Ad Astra, Vol. 27, #2, Summer 2015, p. 4.
  • Roxann Elliott, "A Chance Encounter: What A Passing Comet Can Teach Us About Mars", Ad Astra, Vol. 27, #1, Spring 2015, p. 36.
  • "Sedimentary Signs of a Martian Lakebed", Ad Astra, Vol. 27, #1, Spring 2015, p. 3.
  • "Mars Mania", Special Mars Issue, Mercury, The Magazine of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 32, #4, July/August 2003.
  • "Myths About Mars", Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, p. 340 - 343.
  • Janice VanCleave, "Planet Facts and Figures", A+ Projects in Astronomy, p. 193.
  • Isaac Asimov, "The Changing Distance", Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, p. 113 - 123.
  • "Mars Globes", Sky and Telescope Publishing Corp. in Cooperation with NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter Science Team.

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