Kenneth S. Coles (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), Kenneth L. Tanaka, Philip R. Christensen (Arizona State University)

The Atlas of Mars

Mapping Its Geography and Geology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An all-purpose reference featuring full-page base maps using THEMIS data, color topographic maps and highlights that show close-ups of prominent features. The Atlas also includes extensive material on Mars' global characteristics, regional geography and geology glossary and an indexed gazetteer of up-to-date Martian feature names and nomenclature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 363mm x 285mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 1804g
• ISBN-13: 9781107036291
• ISBN-10: 1107036291
• Artikelnr.: 56025312

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.