The Geography of Mars
Lecture Notes
Christine M. Rodrigue, Ph.D.
Department of Geography
California State University
Long Beach, CA 90840-1101
1 (562) 985-4895
rodrigue@csulb.edu
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Lecture Notes for Midterm
Introduction
Early explorations by eyeball
Later explorations by telescope
Later explorations by spectral analysis
Remote sensing basics: Resolution
History (fate) of robotic missions to Mars
Sources of data on Mars today (successful missions)
Mars in space
A whole new vocabulary
Overview of orders of relief
First order: the great dichotomy
First order: Endogenous
vs
exogenous explanations
First order: Tharsis Rise
Lecture Notes for Final
2nd order: Great craters
2nd order: Tectonics (Elysium Rise, Valles Marineris
2nd order: Flows (Chryse Trough, Kasei Valles, Thaumasia)
2nd order: Wind and ice (Syrtis Major, Polar Ice Caps)
3rd order: Deep time on Mars
3rd order: Noachian regions
3rd order: Hesperian regions
3rd order: Amazonian regions
Mars' atmosphere: Composition, structure, weather
Mars' climates: Classification and climate change
Mars in science fiction and popular crazes
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First placed online: 01/15/07
Last updated: 11/30/22