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With the successful touchdown of the Phoenix Lander, NASA is continuing its quest to find evidence of past and present water on Mars. This week we discuss the geologic history of Mars, and explain why NASA thinks the story of water on Mars is so important. And how this ties into the search for life on the Red Planet.
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Shownotes
- NASA Mars Exploration page on Mars Geology
- NASA page comparing Mars and Earth in size, volcanism, magnetic fields, and water reserves
- NASA scientific and technical page comparing Mars and Earth
- University of Arizona’s “Mars 101” Phoenix mission pageÂ
- Monterey Institute page physical data of Mars
- Volcanic activity on Mars
- Olympus Mons
- Universe Today article:Â Rising Temperatures Could Shut Down Plate Techtonics
- Evidence for erosion and outflow channels on Mars
- Mars Epochs
- Determining the age of surface features on Mars
- Star Stryder post: “Comparative Planetology,” about lava flows in New Mexico and comparing them to features on Mars
- Technical paper:Â THEMIS on Mars Odyssey spacecraft finds caves on Mars
- Mars dust storms
- Hematite on Mars
- Mars polar ice caps
- Universe Today article about microbes found in deep waterÂ
- Malin Space Science Systems article about life on Mars