Water on Mars

Mars has always held a special interest because of the possibility that life may have existed there. The story of water on Mars is crucial for understanding the planet's geological, climatological, and biological history. In this book Dr. Carr summarizes the history of water on Mars. He highlights problems confronted, addressing them from the records of the morphology of the surface and the chemistry and mineralogy of some near-surface rocks, as revealed in meteorites originating on Mars. The book is well illustrated with imagery from the Viking missions. The water story has important implications for the future exploration of the planet.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Water Cycle and Stability Relations


• 2: Outflow Channels


• 3: Valley Networks


• 4: Ground Ice


• 5: Climate Change


• 6: Planetary Accretion and Evolution


• 7: Implications for Life


• 8: Future Mars Exploration


• Summary and Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: M. H. Carr, Michael H. Carr, Carr Michael H.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1996
• EAN: 9780195099386
• ISBN: 978-0-19-509938-6
• No. of pages: 242
• Dimensions: 183 mm x 260 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 658 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Limnology, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Solar system: the Sun & planets, Limnology (inland waters), Solar system: the Sun and planets, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy, Geology & The Lithosphere, Limnology (Freshwater)