Frontispiece
Contents
Collaborating Authors
Preface
Part I: Introduction
1. The Planet Mars: From Antiquity to the Present - H.H. Kieffer et al.
2. Telescopic Observations: Visual, Photographic, Polarimetric - L.J. Martin et al.
3. Spacecraft Exploration of Mars - C.W. Snyder and V.I. Moroz
4. Major Issues and Outstanding Questions - R.O. Pepin and M.H. Carr
Part II: Solid Body Geophysics
5. Origin and Thermal Evolution of Mars - G. Schubert et al.
6. The Bulk Composition, Mineralogy, and Internal Structure of Mars - J. Longhi et al.
7. Gravity and Topography - P.B. Esposito et al.
8. Stress and Tectonics on Mars - W.B. Banerdt et al.
9. Long-term Orbital and Spin Dynamics of Mars - W.R. Ward
10. Geodesy and Cartography - M.E. Davies et al.
Part III: Bedrock Geology and Geologic Units
11. Global Stratigraphy - K.L. Tanaka et al.
12. The Martian Impact Cratering Record - R.G. Strom et al.
13. The Physical Volcanology of Mars - P.J. Mouginis-Mark et al.
14. The Canyon System on Mars - B.K. Lucchitta et al.
15. Channels and Valley Networks - V.R. Baker et al.
16. Ice in the Martian Regolith - S.W. Squyres et al.
Part IV: Surface Properties and Processes
17. The Composition and Mineralogy of the Martian Surface from Spectroscopic Observations: 0.3 μm to 50 μm - L.A. Soderblom
18. Surface Chemistry and Mineralogy - A. Banin et al.
19. Physical and Chemical Weathering - J.L. Gooding et al.
20. Radar Determination of Mars Surface Properties - R.A. Simpson et al.
21. The Martian Surface Layer - P.R. Christensen and H.J. Moore
22. Martian Aeolian Processes, Sediments, and Features - R. Greeley et al.
23. Polar Deposits of Mars - P. Thomas et al.
Part V: Current Atmospheres
24. Comparative Aspects of the Climate of Mars: An Introduction to the Current Atmosphere - R.W. Zurek
25. The Composition and Early History of the Atmosphere of Mars - T. Owen
26. Dynamics of the Atmosphere of Mars - R. W. Zurek et al.
27. The Seasonal Cycle of Carbon Dioxide on Mars - P.B. James et al.
28. The Seasonal Behavior of Water on Mars - B.M. Jakosky and R.M. Haberle
29. The Martian Dust Cycle - R.A. Kahn et al.
30. Aeronomy of the Current Martian Atmosphere - C.A. Barth et al.
31. The Intrinsic Magnetic Field and Solar-Wind Interaction of Mars - J.G. Luhmann et al.
32. Mars: Epochal Climate Change and Volatile History - F.P. Fanale et al.
33. Quasi-periodic Climate Change on Mars - H.H. Kieffer and A.P. Zent
Part VI: Biology
34. The Search for Extant Life on Mars - H.P. Klein et al.
35. The Possibility of Life on Mars During a Water-rich Past - C.P. McKay et al.
Part VII: Satellites of Mars
36. Geodesy and Cartography of the Martian Satellites - R.M. Batson et al.
37. Satellites of Mars: Geologic History - P. Thomas et al.
38. Contradictory Clues as to the Origin of the Martian Moons - J.A. Burns
Appendix: Origin and Use of Martian Nomenclature - J.F. Russell et al.
Glossary - compiled by Mary Guerrieri
Bibliography - compiled by Mary Guerrieri
Color Section
Acknowledgments
Index