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Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. The Terrestrial Planets

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 6 The Terrestrial Planets

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Orbital and Physical Properties Rotation Rates Atmospheres The Surface of Mercury The Surface of Venus The Surface of Mars Internal Structure and Geological History Atmospheric Evolution on Earth, Venus, and Mars

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Sputnik 1

Question 1 Which of the following inner solar system bodies has the largest volcanoes? a) Mercury b) Venus c) Earth d) Mars e) Moon

Question 1 a) Mercury b) Venus c) Earth d) Mars e) Moon Mars’ largest volcano, Olympus Mons, rises more than 25 km (75,000 ft) above the surrounding plains. Which of the following inner solar system bodies has the largest volcanoes?

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Orbital and Physical Properties The orbits of Venus and Mercury show that these planets never appear far from the Sun.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Orbital and Physical Properties The terrestrial planets have similar densities and roughly similar sizes, but their rotation periods, surface temperatures, and atmospheric pressures vary widely.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Rotation Rates Mercury can be difficult to image from Earth; rotation rates can be measured by radar.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Mercury was long thought to be tidally locked to the Sun; measurements in 1965 showed this to be false. Rather, Mercury’s day and year are in a 3:2 resonance; Mercury rotates three times while going around the Sun twice. Rotation Rates

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Rotation Rates Venus Mercury -243 days59 days

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Rotation Rates All the planets rotate in a prograde direction, except Venus, which is retrograde.

Question 2 Which of the following inner solar system bodies has the densest atmosphere? a) Mercury b) Venus c) Earth d) Moon e) Mars

Question 2 a) Mercury b) Venus c) Earth d) Moon e) Mars Venus’ atmosphere has a pressure about 90 times larger than Earth’s. Many of its surface features are affected by this immense pressure. Which of the following inner solar system bodies has the densest atmosphere?

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Atmospheres Mercury has no detectable atmosphere; it is too hot, too small, and too close to the Sun. Venus has an extremely dense atmosphere. The outer clouds are similar in temperature to Earth, and it was once thought that Venus was a “jungle” planet. We now know that its surface is hotter than Mercury’s, hot enough to melt lead.

Question 3 The greenhouse effect on Venus is due to ______ in its atmosphere. a) nitrogen b) hydrogen c) carbon dioxide d) oxygen e) sulfuric acid

Question 3 The greenhouse effect on Venus is due to ______ in its atmosphere. Venus’ atmosphere is over 96% CO 2, resulting in a surface temperature exceeding 900 ° F. a) nitrogen b) hydrogen c) carbon dioxide d) oxygen e) sulfuric acid

Question 4 Mercury’s surface most resembles which of these? a) the Moon’s far side b) Venus’ polar regions c) Earth’s deserts d) the Moon’s near side e) Mars’ deserts

Question 4 Mercury’s surface most resembles which of these? a) the Moon’s far side b) Venus’ polar regions c) Earth’s deserts d) the Moon’s near side e) Mars’ deserts Both Mercury and the Moon’s far side are heavily cratered.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Mercury cannot be imaged well from Earth; best pictures are from Messenger. Cratering on Mercury is similar to that on the Moon. The Surface of Mercury

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Basic facts of Mercury Semimajor axis of orbit: au Eccentricity of orbit: (large for major planet) Inclination of orbit: 7.00 degrees Diameter: 4878 km (0.38 Earth diameters Mass: Earth masses No atmosphere, surface heavily cratered

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Messenger Selected 1999 Launched 2004 Orbit insertion 2011 $446 Billion 5 Billion miles

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.

Mercury is very hard to observe from Earth because Question 5 a) it always appears only half lit. b) it is never more than 28° from the Sun. c) its elliptical orbit causes it to change speed unpredictably. d) its surface reflects too little sunlight. e) its surface does not allow radar to bounce back to Earth.

Mercury is very hard to observe from Earth because Question 5 a) it always appears only half lit. b) it is never more than 28° from the Sun. c) its elliptical orbit causes it to change speed unpredictably. d) its surface reflects too little sunlight. e) its surface does not allow radar to bounce back to Earth. Mercury’s inner orbit keeps it close to the Sun, visible only for an hour or two before sunrise or after sunset.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Some distinctive features: Scarp (cliff), several hundred km long and up to 3 km high, thought to be formed as the planet cooled and shrank. The Surface of Mercury

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. The surface of Mercury(FLYOVER)

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Caloris Basin, very large impact feature; ringed by concentric mountain ranges The Surface of Mercury

Mercury has extreme high and low temperatures between night and day because Question 6 a) it is so close to the Sun. b) its surface rocks don’t retain heat. c) it spins too fast to cool down. d) Mercury’s axis has no tilt; its equator receives direct sunlight. e) it has no atmosphere to moderate temperatures over the globe.

Mercury has extreme high and low temperatures between night and day because Question 6 a) it is so close to the Sun. b) its surface rocks don’t retain heat. c) it spins too fast to cool down. d) Mercury’s axis has no tilt; its equator receives direct sunlight. e) it has no atmosphere to moderate temperatures over the globe. Mercury’s very high sunlit surface temperature of 700 K, and low mass, explain why it has no atmosphere.