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Tour of the Solar System
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Geology past the Earth
• The principles of geology can be used to study the surfaces of other planets.
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Terrestrial planets
• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
• Moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Pluto/Charon
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Mercury• Mercury has a
lunar-like geology.
Caloris Basin
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Mercury• Mercury is almost
tidally locked, like the Moon.
Santa Maria Rupes
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Venus
• Venus’ surface has only been revealed in the past 10 years.
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Venus
• The surface of Venus is like the surface of hell.
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Venus• Venus has a young,
basaltic surface.
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Mars
• Mars has the most Earth-like geology.
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Mars
• Mars has a thin atmosphere of CO2.
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Mars
• Familiar geologic features/processes.
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Mars
• Familiar geologic features/processes.
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Mars
• Mars’ geologic history was once warmer and wetter than now.
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Jupiter
• Jupiter’s geologic features are all atmospheric.
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Moons of Jupiter• Io is the most active
body in the Solar System.
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Moons of Jupiter• “All these worlds are
yours except Europa…”
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Moons of Jupiter• Ganymede and
Callisto are two of the larger bodies in the Solar System.
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Saturn• Saturn is the
furthest out of the historical planets.
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Saturn’s moons
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Uranus & moons• Uranus orbits the
Sun on its side.
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Neptune & moons
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Pluto/Charon