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Terrain: Mars has the most highly varied and interesting terrain of any of the terrestrial planets, such as: ... Quick Facts; Mythology; Terrain; Surface; Erosion; Like Earth...
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library.thinkquest.org/20104/Planets/Mars.htm
library.thinkquest.org/20104/Planets/Mars.htm
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the evidence for which was strenghtened by some very nice images of layered terrain taken by Mars Global Surveyor and the mineralology results from MER Opportunity. Most of these point to wet episodes that occurred ... The surface of Mars is therefore much colder than the Earth would be at that distance from the Sun.
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nineplanets.org/mars.html
nineplanets.org/mars.html
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The Mars 2 soft lander crashed on the surface. The Mars 3 soft lander made the first successful landing, ... The overall red coloring of the Martian terrain is due to the presence of oxidized iron in the regolith. The pink color of the sky is caused by extremely fine red dust that is suspended in Mars' thin atmosphere.
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www.solarviews.com/eng/marssurf.htm
www.solarviews.com/eng/marssurf.htm
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Martian Terrain ... The Martian surface is littered with rocks, some as large as houses. Scientists are particularly interested in finding certain types of rocks that were formed in the presence of water. ... First Photograph Taken On Mars Surface...
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marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/martianterrain/
marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/martianterrain/
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Fretted Terrain Valley (Released 17 April 2004) ... Gregg made her findings using images obtained from the Viking Orbiter, the Mars Global Surveyor, the MOLA and the MOC. She also will be using data NASA is making available from THEMIS, the Thermal Mapping Infrared Spectrometer, which measures surface temperatures on Mars.
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www.lindoponline.com/alphastro/solar_system/mars/surfac...
www.lindoponline.com/alphastro/solar_system/mars/surface.htm
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Table 2: Dimensions of Mercator Projected Images of "The Face on Mars" ... In July, 1976, Viking Orbiter 1 was acquiring images of the Cydonia region of Mars as part of the search for potential landing sites for Viking Lander 2. On 25 July, 1976, it photographed a region of buttes and mesas along the escarpment that...
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barsoom.msss.com/education/facepage/face.html
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The Marslink Project was an effort supported by The Planetary Society to teach basic principles of planetary science to high school and middle school students. (The original plan was to use Mars Observer data, as it was received, to stimulate students' interests.) ... The Terrain of Mars (Nov 94)
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barsoom.msss.com/http/ps/intro.html
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The surface of Mars consists of highlands and lowlands. The highlands are in the southern hemisphere (the bottom of the figure), and the lowlands are in the northern hemisphere of Mars ... Besides ice, the southern polar region of Mars contains other interesting geologic features such as layered terrain and giant sanddunes.
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www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mars/interior/Martian_g...
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mars/interior/Martian_global_geology.html
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Mars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. It is also referred to as the "Red Planet" because of its reddish appearance, due to ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars
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