Internet Resources for Teaching About Mars
This collection of digital resources includes web sites useful for integrating Mars data into commonly taught undergraduate geoscience courses and for teaching planetary geology in general.
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- Mars 55 matches
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- Water/Ice 5 matches
- Atmosphere/Climate 3 matches
- Structure/Tectonics 6 matches
- Geophysics 4 matches
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- Sedimentary Processes 2 matches
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- Missions/Data Acquisition 30 matches
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- Martian Meteorites 7 matches
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Scientific Visualization Studio: Mars part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site from NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio features many images and animations of the planet Mars. These visualizations were created using data acquired from various satellites and ...
Mars Meteorite Compendium part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This extensive compilation of data from Martian meteorites is organized rock by rock, with a brief mention of each important paper according to subject (petrology, isotopes, etc.) Chemical and ...
Recent Advances in Mars Tectonics part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This short article from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory features a pre-plate tectonic overview of the tectonic features and processes on Mars. The summary discusses how advances in knowledge expected ...
Mineralogy and Geochemistry: Mars Pathfinder Science Results part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center features a geochemical analysis of rocks and soils on the surface of Mars using the rover's Alpha Proton X-Ray Spectrometer. Interestingly, these ...
The Chemical Composition of Martian Soil and Rocks Returned by the Mobile Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer: Preliminary Results from the X-ray Mode part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This article presents the chemical composition of six soils and five rocks at the Ares Vallis landing site obtained by the alpha proton x-ray spectrometer on board the rover of the Mars Pathfinder ...
Magnetite morphology and life on Mars part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This National Academy of Sciences scholarly paper discusses the strongest line of evidence for past life on Mars based on NASA's David McKay's original claims of finding nanofossils on the ALH84001 ...
NASA'S Mars Exploration Homepage part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This extensive site from NASA hosts a collection of science and news articles, images and animations, and resources for teachers and students. Information about various Martian missions and ...
Mars Pathfinder part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This extensive site from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is divided into two parts. The first features information available at the time of Pathfinder's 1997 landing on Mars while the second part ...
USGS Astrogeology Research Program: Mars part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This USGS site features a collection of resources about Mars. The site provides links to maps and images, mission information, current research, and related links about Mars.
Gridview part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website features a tool for working with Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) topography data in an educational setting. The featured program, GRIDVIEW, can be used to view, measure, and produce ...
