Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface: the rationale for planetary analog studies
- List of contributors
- 1 The geology of Mars: new insights and outstanding questions
- 2 Impact structures on Earth and Mars
- 3 Terrestrial analogs to the calderas of the Tharsis volcanoes on Mars
- 4 Volcanic features of New Mexico analogous to volcanic features on Mars
- 5 Comparison of flood lavas on Earth and Mars
- 6 Rootless volcanic cones in Iceland and on Mars
- 7 Mars interior layered deposits and terrestrial sub-ice volcanoes compared: observations and interpretations of similar geomorphic characteristics
- 8 Lava—sediment interactions on Mars: evidence and consequences
- 9 Eolian dunes and deposits in the western United States as analogs to wind-related features on Mars
- 10 Debris flows in Greenland and on Mars
- 11 Siberian rivers and Martian outflow channels: an analogy
- 12 Formation of valleys and cataclysmic flood channels on Earth and Mars
- 13 Playa environments on Earth: possible analogs for Mars
- 14 Signatures of habitats and life in Earth's high-altitude lakes: clues to Noachian aqueous environments on Mars
- 15 The Canyonlands model for planetary grabens: revised physical basis and implications
- 16 Geochemical analogs and Martian meteorites
- 17 Integrated analog mission design for planetary exploration with humans and robots
- Index
- Plate section
List of contributors
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface: the rationale for planetary analog studies
- List of contributors
- 1 The geology of Mars: new insights and outstanding questions
- 2 Impact structures on Earth and Mars
- 3 Terrestrial analogs to the calderas of the Tharsis volcanoes on Mars
- 4 Volcanic features of New Mexico analogous to volcanic features on Mars
- 5 Comparison of flood lavas on Earth and Mars
- 6 Rootless volcanic cones in Iceland and on Mars
- 7 Mars interior layered deposits and terrestrial sub-ice volcanoes compared: observations and interpretations of similar geomorphic characteristics
- 8 Lava—sediment interactions on Mars: evidence and consequences
- 9 Eolian dunes and deposits in the western United States as analogs to wind-related features on Mars
- 10 Debris flows in Greenland and on Mars
- 11 Siberian rivers and Martian outflow channels: an analogy
- 12 Formation of valleys and cataclysmic flood channels on Earth and Mars
- 13 Playa environments on Earth: possible analogs for Mars
- 14 Signatures of habitats and life in Earth's high-altitude lakes: clues to Noachian aqueous environments on Mars
- 15 The Canyonlands model for planetary grabens: revised physical basis and implications
- 16 Geochemical analogs and Martian meteorites
- 17 Integrated analog mission design for planetary exploration with humans and robots
- Index
- Plate section
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- The Geology of MarsEvidence from Earth-Based Analogs, pp. xi - xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007