BPAA Lecture Series 2004

Lecture 6

Venus, Mars and Earth (Why so different?)

 

Welcome to the Planets gives an excellent visual overview of the planets.

 

Theory of the Earth textbook links to the complete online text for a comprehensive and very technical account of current theories of the earth and its geologic history.
Granite and the crust links to an excellent though technical account of the formation of granite and its significance to continent building.
Mantle Plumes provides a good overview of current thinking on hot spots and plate tectonics.
 

Venus geology

Mars Gullies

Maestro is a program which allows you to view and manipulate images from the Opportunity and Spirit much as the Mars Rover mission control people do.

Free viewer which simulates views of Mars for Geofusion

Our next meeting will be on April 15 when I will talk about the Gas Giants and the Cassini mission.

Paul Middents

pmiddents@wavecable.com

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