ASTR 151 1st Edition Lecture 20 Outline of Last Lecture I II Chapter 9 Section 4 Surface of Venus Chapter 9 Section 5 Atmosphere of Venus Outline of Current Lecture III Chapter 10 4 IV Chapter 10 5 V Chapter 10 6 VI Chapter 10 7 Current Lecture I Chapter 10 4 Martian Surface a Highest volcanoes in the solar system b Atmosphere is made of carbon dioxide like Venus c Minimal cratering i Erosion that occurring on the planet covers the craters faster than they re made d Borealis Basins in the Northern Hemisphere of the planet II Chapter 10 5 Water On Mars a Mars at one point had floods of water on it s surface i Outflow channels were made after floods subsided 1 Catastrophic occurred 3 billion years ago 2 May have been Martian deltas b 5 Kilometer sized comets slammed into Mars i Since then the comets are no longer present due to the erosion of Mars c Evidence found supports the claim that waters on the planet would form into gullies i Waters maybe permafrost under polar ice caps These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute d The planet is seen as all red due to it s iron saturating the planet III Chapter 10 6 Martian Atmosphere a 95 3 carbon dioxide 2 7 nitrogen 1 6 argon 0 13 Oxygen 0 07 carbonmonoxide and 0 03 water vapor b Has a stratosphere and troposphere c Fog seems to occur when the water vapor reacts to the cold temperature and condenses IV Chapter 10 7 Martian Internal Structure a 100Kilometer thick crust b no magnetics field c no seismic studies has been done d Has two satellites Moons e i Named after the daughters of Greek God of War Ares 1 Phobos 2 Deimos
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