The Atlas of Mars

Mapping its Geography and Geology

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

Planetary scientist and educator Ken Coles has teamed up with Ken Tanaka from the United States Geological Survey's Astrogeology team, and Phil Christensen, Principal Investigator of the Mars Odyssey orbiter's THEMIS science team, to produce this all-purpose reference atlas, The Atlas of Mars. Each of the thirty standard charts includes: a full-page color topographic map at 1:10,000,000 scale, a THEMIS daytime infrared map at the same scale with features labeled, a simplified geologic map of the corresponding area, and a section describing prominent features of interest. The Atlas is rounded out with extensive material on Mars' global characteristics, regional geography and geology, a glossary of terms, and an indexed gazetteer of up-to-date Martian feature names and nomenclature. This is an essential guide for a broad readership of academics, students, amateur astronomers, and space enthusiasts, replacing the NASA atlas from the 1970s.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-08-22
Mått:280 x 359 x 19 mm
Vikt:1 816 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:300
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781107036291

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Populärvetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Populärastronomi inom Djur och Natur

Mer om författaren

Kenneth S. Coles is Associate Professor and Planetarium Director at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. An award winning teacher, he has dedicated his career to sharing planetary science and geology discoveries with university students, schoolchildren, and the public. Kenneth L. Tanaka is a geologist retired from the US Geological Survey Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona. He has thirty-five years of experience in the geologic mapping of Mars, informing NASA's exploration missions, and has received the US Department of Interior's Distinguished Service Award. Philip R. Christensen is Regents' Professor of Planetary Geoscience at Arizona State University. He is the Principal Investigator for the Mars Odyssey THEMIS instrument and has received the Geological Society of America's G. K. Gilbert Award, NASA's Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal, and NASA's Public Service Medal.

Recensioner i media

'In The Atlas of Mars, Coles, Tanaka, and Christensen take us on a comprehensive, informative, and up-to-date tour of the geography and geology of the Red Planet. Focusing on the critical role of impact, volcanic, tectonic, and erosional processes on shaping the history and evolution of Mars, these expert authors do an outstanding job of proving the value of fusing results from the wide variety of remote sensing measurements of Mars from flybys, orbiters, and surface landers/rovers. The Atlas of Mars is an important reference for students and professional planetary scientists as well as an educational and richly illustrated book that many general space enthusiasts will surely enjoy.' Jim Bell, Planetary scientist, author, and editor of The Martian Surface: Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical Properties

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; Acknowledgements; How to use this Atlas; 1. Introduction; 2. History of exploration of Mars; 3. Global character of Mars; 4. Regional geographic features and surface views of Mars; 5. Geology of Mars; 6. Map sheets 1-30; Appendices: units on geologic map of Mars; Unit conversions; Abbreviations; Glossary of terms; Latin descriptors; Gazetteer; References; Sources of images; Index.