The Mariner 9 encounter with Mars is extensively documented with photographs taken by the satellite's onboard cameras, and an attempt is made to explain the observed Martian topography in terms of what is known about the geomorphological evolution of the earth. Early conceptions about the Mars surface are compared with more recent data made available by the Mariner 9 cameras. Other features of the planet Mars which are specifically discussed include the volcanic regions, the surface channels, the polar caps and layered terrain, the Martian atmosphere, and the planet's two moons--Phobos and Deimos.
Author(s): William K. Hartmann, Odell Raper
Publisher: NASA
Year: 1974
Language: English
City: Washington DC
Tags: NASA Mariner Mars Probe
Front Cover
01 MARS BEFORE MARINER
02 SUMMARY OF THE CHANGING FACE OF MARS
03 EARLY MARINERS AND THE PROFILE OF THE MARINER 9 MISSION
04 MARS ENCOUNTER AND THE GREAT DUST STORM OF 1971
05 THE CLASSICAL MARKINGS: TOWARD AN EXPLANATION
06 THE ANCIENT CRATERED TERRAIN
07 THE VOLCANIC REGIONS
08 CHANNELS AND THE EVIDENCE FOR ANCIENT RIVERS
09 POLAR CAPS AND LAYERED TERRAIN
10 THE ATMOSPHERE
11 THE SHAPE AND GLOBAL GEOLOGY OF MARS
12 PHOBOS AND DEIMOS
13 SUMMARY: NEW HORIZONS
APPENDIX A-AVAILABILITY OF MARINER 9 PHOTOGRAPHS
APPENDIX B-MARINER 9 TELEVISION SCIENCE DISCIPLINE AND Task GROUPS
APPENDIX C-PUBLICATIONS RESULTING FROM MARINER 9
INDEX
