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Mars: What ARE You in for?

Mars: What ARE You in for?. Geography 494-01 S/07 Dr. Christine M. Rodrigue (Images mostly from NASA). Mars?. How have you imagined Mars?. Mars?. How has science imagined Mars? Schiaparelli’s canali (1877-1886). Mars?. How has science imagined Mars? Lowell’s canals. Mars?.

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Mars: What ARE You in for?

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  1. Mars: What ARE You in for? Geography 494-01 S/07 Dr. Christine M. Rodrigue (Images mostly from NASA) C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  2. Mars? • How have you imagined Mars? C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  3. Mars? • How has science imagined Mars? • Schiaparelli’s canali (1877-1886) C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  4. Mars? • How has science imagined Mars? • Lowell’s canals C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  5. Mars? • How has science imagined Mars? • Viking’s dead, dry Mars (1976-1982) C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  6. Mars? • How has science imagined Mars? • 1990s/2000s: could Mars once have been warm and soggy? C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  7. Mars: Planet of Extremes • The tallest volcano in the solar system • Olympus Mons: 24 km tall, 500 km wide, a 6 km cliff at its base C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  8. Mars: Planet of Extremes • The longest and deepest canyon in the solar system • Valles Marineris: 4,000 km long, 2-7 km deep C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  9. Mars: Planet of Extremes • The mother of all impact craters • Hellas Planitia: 6 km deep, 2,500 km in diameter C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  10. Mars: Planet of Extremes • Some spectacularly old impact-battered surfaces • Some of these may be older than 3.5 billion years old • Mariner 6 1969 (Sinus Sabaus & Deucalionis Regio) C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  11. Mars: Planet of Extremes • Unpleasant atmosphere • Density varies a little over one half of one percent of Earth’s C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  12. Mars: Planet of Extremes • Unpleasant atmosphere • Windy, dusty place C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  13. Mars: Planet of Extremes • Unpleasant atmosphere • Really COLD place C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  14. Mars: Planet of Extremes • All this in a planet so much smaller than Earth • ~15% of Earth’s volume! C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  15. Mars: Tentative Course Outline • In this class, we’ll go over: • What does GEOgraphy have to do with Mars? • The history of Mars exploration • The basics of remote sensing • Spacecraft and their sensors • Mars as a planet in the solar system • The landscapes of Mars • The climates and weather of Mars • Mars as it affects human imagination C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  16. Mars: Grading “Opportunities” • I grade on a modified curve, based on: • The usual suspects: • Midterm = 20% • Final = 20% • Writing projects: • Annotated bibliography = 15% • Novel report = 10% • Group web report = 20% • Labs = 10% • Participation = 5% C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  17. Mars: Course Resources • Course homepage: • http://www.csulb.edu/~rodrigue/mars/ • Syllabus • Guidelines for assignments • My contact and office hour information • BeachBoard: • Mostly points to web page • Easy e-mail communication • Make sure MyCSULB knows your main e-mail! • BeachBoard also provides grade records • Textbooks: • Crosswell, Magnificent Mars • Boyce, The Smithsonian Book of Mars C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

  18. So, on to Mars! C.M. Rodrigue, 2007 Geography, CSULB

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