Rudolph Schmidt, European Space Agency - Scientific Projects Department
Until very recently, planetary scientists had thought that Mars is a cold, dry planet. Then in the summer of 2000, NASA released images from the Mars Global Surveyor showing evidence of very recent seepage of ground water from crater and valley slopes in the planet's southern hemisphere. It seems that substantial reservoirs of the water that once may have run so copiously on the surface may still exist. Evidence of other water-created landforms is presented and accompanied by remote imagery.
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Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Lunar and Planetary Science Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Hydrology/Hydrogeology, Planetary Science, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Water
