Costard, François
Planet Mars
1. Welcome to Mars
2. Introduction
3. Martian landscapes
4. Chronology of Mars
Part One. Birth of a planet
5. Before Mars and the other planets
6. Very rapid protoplanetary growth
7. Formation of the core, crust and mantle
8. The evolution of Mars, the Earth, Venus and Mercury
9. What Martian meteorites tell us
10. The origin of atmospheres and water
11. Meteoritic bombardment
12. The enigma of the ‘north-south dissymmetry’
13. The primordial dynamo and magnetic field
14. The moons of Mars: captured asteroids?
Part Two. A youthful Mars
15. Rivers on Mars!
16. The source of Mars’ rivers
17. The mystery of the lakes
18. Traces of water
19. A history of many chapters
20. In search of a lost ocean
21. The mystery of Mars’ past climate
22. The theory of life on Mars
23. Hunting for fossils
24. A unique witness, 4 billion years old
25. The end of an oasis: Mars loses its atmosphere
26. Life on Mars today
Part Three. The slow metamorphosis
27. A sub-surface motor: convection in the mantle
28. Giant volcanoes on Mars
29. Olympus Mons: the solar system’s biggest volcano
30. Lava flows and lava plains
31. Ridges and cracks on the surface
32. Valles Marineris: the valley of wonders
33. A permanently frozen subsurface
34. The mystery of the chaotic terrains
35. Outflow channels
36. A drive around the mouth of Ares Vallis
37. A second Siberia
Part Four. Climates and storms
38. Seasons and temperatures
39. The atmosphere of Mars
40. Martian winds
41. Martian meteorology
42. Dunes, ergs and erosion: footprints of the winds
43. The dust cycle: ever-orange skies
44. The dust cycle: planet of storms
45. The dust cycle: whirlwinds of dust
46. The dust cycle: global storms
47. The water cycle: vapour, frost and ice — water on Mars
48. The water cycle: clouds and fogs
49. The CO
50. The CO
51. The CO
52. The CO
53. Climate change: when Mars rocks on its axis
54. Climate change: ancient glaciers on Mars
55. Climate change: surface ice at high latitudes
56. Climate change: intermittent water flows
57. Climate change: polar sediments, evidence of past climates
Part Five. Exploring Mars
58. Telescopic voyages
59. First visitors: the Mariner probes
60. Soviet setbacks
61. Viking
62. A difficult exploration
63. New American initiatives
64. Spirit and Opportunity: wheels on Mars
65. Europe joins in: Mars Express
66. The future of European Mars exploration
67. Imagination serves exploration
68. The Grail: returning samples
69. Astronauts on Mars
DRM-restrictions
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Avainsanat: SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General SCI019000
- Tekijä(t)
- Costard, François
- Forget, François
- Lognonné, Philippe
- Julkaisija
- Springer
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2008
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Kategoria
- Eksaktit luonnontieteet
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780387489278