Mysteries of Mars. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Fabio Vittorio de Blasio.
• Authors: De Blasio, Fabio Vittorio
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Contents of Martian Mysteries; Technical Boxes; Chapter 1: Mars Through the Millennia; 1.1 Approaching Mars; Mars as a Heavenly Warrior; Mars, with Its Odd Orbit, Enters Science; 1.2 Schiaparelli, Lowell, and the Martians; The Golden Age of Telescopic Mars; Martian Engineers or Martian Lichens?; 1.3 Modern Mars; Mars Seen by Mariners and Vikings; A Long Interval and the Return to Mars; 1.4 Mars in Its Orbit; 1.5 The Rocks on the Martian Surface; The Reddish Color; The Final Answer; Chapter 2: History and Physiography of Mars; 2.1 An Introduction to Mars Morphometry of Mars, in BriefThe Interior of Mars; New Instruments for the Return to Mars; The Magnetic Field; 2.2 The Story of Mars in Brief; Early Mars; The Periods of Mars History; Pre-Noachian (From the Planetś Formation 4.6 Billion Years Ago to About 4.1 Billion Years Ago). Duration: 500 Million Years; Noachian (From 4.1 to About 3.7 Billion Years Ago). Duration: 400 Million Years; Hesperian (From 3.7 to 3 Billion Years Ago). Duration: 700 Million Years; Amazonian (From 3 Billion Years Ago to Recent. Duration: 3 Billion Years); 2.3 Martian Dichotomy; Chapter 3: The Surface of Mars 3.1 Impact CratersImpact Craters as a Planetary Phenomenon; Impact Craters on Mars; Meteorite Craters on Earth; Gigantic Impact Basins on Mars; Regolith: The Secondary Product of Impacts; 3.2 Fractures; Fracture Patterns on Mars; Valles Marineris; 3.3 Catastrophic Landslides; 3.4 The Volcanoes of Mars; Olympus Mons and Other Huge Volcanoes; Distribution of Martian Volcanoes; Volcanism on Earth and Mars; Chapter 4: Ice, Water; 4.1 Ice on Mars; Arctic Mars; Polar Caps; Glacial and Periglacial Morphologies; 4.2 Other Indications of Icy Mars; Water and Volcanoes Layered Impact Craters and Landslides Again: Yet Another Clue to an Icy Mars?4.3 Watery Mars; Outflow Channels; Lakes?; Desiccation Cracks; Chapter 5: Atmosphere, Climate and Life on Mars; 5.1 The Atmosphere of Mars; Composition; The Martian Winds; Morphologies Created by the Wind; Dust Devils; Present-day Changes on Mars; 5.2 Mars Climate and Life; A Radical Climate Change; Epilogue; Appendix: Location of Images on Mars and Earth (t = top; b = bottom; Fr = frontispiece; r = right; l = left); References
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 523.43; Popular works; SCIENCE / Astronomy; Science -- Astronomy; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Science -- Earth Sciences -- General; Solar system: the Sun & planets; Astronautics; UFOs & extraterrestrial beings; Geography; Astronomy; Planetary science; Planetology; Astrophysics; Astrobiology; Popular astronomy & space; Mars (Planet) -- Popular works; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319747842; 3319747843
• Related ISBNs: 9783319747835
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 4, 2018).
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