8. Mars: the red planet
Earth and Mars
Magnetic stripes on Mars
Polar cap of Mars and its Syrtis Major
Hubble Space Telescope
views Mars
Martian canals
Frost on Mars
Martian surface pressure
Dunes in Endurance crater on Mars
Twisted paths of dust devils on Mars
Dust storm clouds out Mars
Permanent, residual north polar cap of Mars
Layered polar terrain on Mars
Global topography of Mars
Mars’ Sinus Sabeus quadrangle
Distribution of plains on Mars
Ancient Martian volcano Ceraunius Tholus
Channels with tributaries on Mars
Geological features of Mars
Streamlined island in outflow channel on Mars
Layered deposits in Mars’ Candor Chasma
Targeting water-containing minerals on Mars
Wet places on ancient Mars
Mars’ Ma’adim Vallis and Gusev Crater
Martian blueberries
Yuty crater on Mars
Hydrogen on Mars
Hydrogen on Mars
Phoenix trench in the northern plains of Mars
Gullies with possible water-carved channels on Mars
Apparently lifeless surface of Mars
Phobos and Deimos, moons of Mars
Phobos and Deimos, moons of Mars
Summary Diagram
Fig8_1 Original Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
Fig8_2 Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for nearby stars
Fig8_3 Spectral type and luminosity class in the H-R Diagram
Fig8_4 Stellar mass and lifetime on the main sequence
Fig8_5 Giants, Supergiants and white dwarfs
Fig8_6 Energy generation by two hydrogen burning processes
Fig8_7 Convection inside stars of different mass
Fig8_8 Formation of a giant star
Fig8_9 Open star clusters in the H-R diagram
Fig8_10 How old is a globular star cluster
Fig8_11 Globular star cluster in the H-R diagram
Fig8_12 Abundance of the elements in the Sun
Copyright 2010, Professor Kenneth R. Lang, Tufts University