Mars Evolution EPS 465/ Northrop Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30AM-1:45PM Professor Carl Agee Office: 313 Northrop

Course Requirements Students are expected to attend all class meetings, read all assigned material, and participate in discussion of assigned reading. Undergraduate students will be required to give one oral “review” of an assigned research article. Graduate students will be required to give two oral “reviews” of assigned research articles. We will have a short homework assignment about every other week. All students are required to take the Midterm and Final Exams. Grading: Oral presentations 25% Homework and class participation/discussion 25% Take-home Midterm 25% Take-home Final 25%

First half of course is a “Lecture” Second half of course a “Seminar”

No Textbook for this course. Powerpoints available at Assigned articles for presentation will also be available for download later in the semester.

Introduction to Mars

Pathfinder Viking Mars Exploration Historical

Mars Exploration Current SpiritOpportunity

Mars Exploration Future Deep Drilling Human Missions

Martian Meteorites In mid-1980s discovery that some meteorites are samples of Mars Evidence from Trapped atmospheric gases Radiometric Ages ~24 Mars Meteorites present in world’s collection –12 “original” –Rest new finds, mostly from hot deserts –Many kilograms total

Formation and Composition of Mars

Martian Crust

Martian Interior

Atmosphere and Climate North Polar Cap Layering South Polar Cap

Water on Mars

Search for Life