Water, water, everywhere! "Pendant
crater" on Mars (left) recording evidence for massive flooding (current
from upper right to lower left); two interior models for Europa (right),
which contains a crust of water ice that may overlie a subsurface ocean.
Images courtesy of NASA.
Course
information
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I will
be making available handouts of the course Powerpoints on D2L. You can
access D2L using your regular PSU login. (posted 3/27/2019)
- For
Labs 3 and 4 (Mars 1 and 2), you will need to receive data sticks from
me, which are taking longer to produce than typical and which should be
available by class next Wednesday. For these labs we will be
using a stripped down version of ArcView that contains Mars data.
Before attempting these labs, you should read these instructions on how to use ArcView and the datasticks.
It is important to follow these instructions exactly. Depending
on hardware and software changes to computers, however, the actual
procedure may differ from those given here. (posted 4/19/2019)
Laboratory
Exercises
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Lab
1 Lab period 4/12/2019, due 4/19/2019. (posted 3/27/2019)
- Lab 2 Lab period 4/19/2019, due 4/26/2019. (posted 4/10/2019)
- Lab 5 Lab period 5/10/2019, due 5/17/2019. (posted 5/10/2019)
- Lab 6 Lab period 5/17/2019, due 5/24/2019. (posted 5/10/2019)
Problem
sets (G556 students only)
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Problem
set 1 Due by start of class, 5/6/2019. (posted 3/27/2019)
- Problem set 2 Due by start of class, 6/5/2019. (posted 5/17/2019)
Score
distributions and answer keys
Images
from planetary analog field trips to SE Oregon
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Lava
stalactites in basalt at edge of skylight in roof of lava tube, Diamond
Craters Outstanding Natural Area. Note the obvious vesicles.
Basalt flows are common on Earth, the Moon, Mars, Venus, probably Mercury,
and on some asteroids. Probable skylights have been identified on
Mars.
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Kiger
gorge on Steens Mountain, showing U-shaped topographic profile indicative
of glaciation. The headwalls of this canyon extend up to the alpine
climate zone, but glaciers last resided on Steens Mountain over 10,000
years ago. U-shaped valleys are found on Mars.
Last Updated: June 13, 2019
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