1. Streamlined Islands and Craters
SuperNovaz
Cyrus, Lumi, Michelle, Naomi, Rakeeb, Sarah
Pd. 5
By: Rakeeb
"Google Images." Google. Web. 22 Nov <

2. Research Question
Is there a pattern in streamlined islands and the flow of water on Mars (are double streamlined islands possible?)
Why is your science question important?
- This question is important because if we know where the water is flowing then we will know where to look for life on Mars.
Why is your science question interesting?
- This question is interesting because it’s an old question that was never answered and might never be answered.
By: Lumi and Michelle
Special thanks to Mrs. Lee and Ms. Castello (?)
"Elator Vallis." Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS. Web. 01 Dec

3. Background Information
By: Naomi and Sarah
"Streamlined Islands Could Mean Ancient Oceans on Mars." Artrick
Playground. 21 June Web. 22 Nov <

4. Background information
There is substantial geologic evidence that large amount of water once flowed across the surface of Mars distant years ago.
Streamlined islands have a blunt end that is usually has an obstacle, often an impact crater.
The crater is resistant to erosion and the association of crater creates a geologic barrier around where the water used to flow.
By: Michelle
"Streamlined Island." Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS. Web. Dec. 1,
"Mars Odyssey THEMIS Image: Streamlined Islands in Ares Valles | Mars Today - Your Daily Source of Mars News." The Whole Mars Catalog at Mars Today .com. Web. 02 Dec

5. How Streamlined Islands are formed
Streamlined islands can be formed two ways.
The meteor hits the ground and forms a crater.
A channel is formed near the crater and the water from the channel flows around the the crater.
This causes a teardrop-shaped island to form behind the crater.
Another way that would cause teardrop shape would be tremendous force of moving water, possibly from a catastrophic flood, carved these teardrop-shaped islands
By: Naomi and Sarah (pic and edited by michelle)
"Marte Vallis." Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS. Web. 01 Dec

6. How Streamlined Islands are formed
The other way is that a streamlined island is formed on Mars is:
A meteor hits the channel and forms a crater.
The crater gets in the way of the water flowing.
This creates a teardrop-shaped island behind the crater.
By: Naomi and Sarah (pic by michelle)
"Erosion." Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS. Web. 01 Dec

7. Hypothesis
If there are many samples of streamlined island, then by looking at streamlined there will be no pattern in the water flow direction because rivers on Mars can be compared to those on Earth.
By: Cyrus (pic by michelle)
"Streamlined Islands Could Mean Ancient Oceans on Mars." Artrick Playground. 21 June Web. 22 Nov Could-Mean-Ancient-Oceans-on-Mars/1966/

8. Methods
By: Rakeeb
"Streamlined Islands Could Mean Ancient Oceans on Mars." Artrick Playground. 21 June Web. 22 Nov < playground.com/article/Streamlined-Islands-Could-Mean- Ancient-Oceans-on-Mars/1966/173049>.

9. Methods Spacecraft NASA’s Mars Odyssey Camera THEMIS Camera Image Type
Visible Images – to see details within the crater
MOLA – to see context of image and depth
Geologic Features Studied
Our topic is streamlined islands and craters because our research question is about the pattern of the streamlined islands and the flow of water.
Geographic regions we focused on
Regions with the most valley networks and channels.
By: Michelle
"Acheron Fossae." Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS. Web. 01 Dec

10. Methods Continued… Sample Size 120 THEMIS Images used to gather data
Categories of Data to be collected and “Why”
Water flow direction – So that the flow of water on Mars can be compared to the flow of water on Earth.
Image ID # - So pictures can be identified.
Latitude/ Longitude – To determine the areas that would be good places to look for signs of life.
Misc. Data – To record any other interesting information not warranted by our necessary data categories but certainly important to our study.
Measurements
Picture Diameter – Rough estimation relative to image parameters based on THEMIS Camera’s Visible Image range of 18km x 30km
By: Lumi and Michelle
InCompass Learning Solutions - Home. Web. 01 Dec

11. Methods Continued… Website list: http://themis.asu.edu
Data collection steps on site:
Go to the website;
Click on the “Image Galleries” topic
Click on “Themis Images by Topic” thumbnails
Click on “Channels”
Look for valley networks with streamlined islands
Observe the direction of the water flow (look out for double streamlined islands.)
(include streamlined islands without craters)
Write down the image ID
Write down the longitude and latitude
Look for any other important facts that can be added into Misc. data
If can’t find any streamlined island in “Channels” go to other topics such as “Crater”
By: Lumi (some info added by Michelle)
"THEMIS Images by Topic." Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS. Web. 01 Dec

12. Data
By: Rakeeb
"Outflow Channels of the Moon, Mercury, Venus, and Mars." Web. 22 Nov tflow_channels.html.

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Data #
Image ID
Water Flow
Latitude
Longitude
Misc. Data 1 V NW 2 V N 3 V NE
304.41 4 V 5 V SE 6 V 7 V
213.39 8 V 9 V
126.94 10 V 11 V
By: Michelle and Lumi
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14. 12 V E 13 V S 14 V SE 15 V 16 V 17 V
244.71 18 V 19 I 20 V N 21 V SW 22 I
By: Michelle and Lumi

15. 23 V SE 24 V N 25 V
46.324 26 V S
36.939 27 V 28 V 29 V 30 V
125.92 31 V SW 32 V 33 I E
By: Michelle and Lumi and Naomi

16. 34
Tiu Valles N
No ID available 35 V NW 36 V 37 V W 38 V
16.682 39 V SW 40
Elator Valles
-9.365 41 V NE
-4.776 42 V SE
26.946 43 V
9.569 44
Samara Valles E
By: Michelle and Lumi and Naomi

17. Series 1= streamlined island
By: Sarah and Lumi
Key
Series 1= streamlined island
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18. Bibliography for Pix or other information?
By: Lumi and Sarah
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Discussion
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20. Bibliography for Pix or other information?
Data #
Image ID
Water Flow
Latitude
Longitude
Misc. Data 1 V NW 2 V N 3 V NE
304.41 4 V 5 V SE 6 V 7 V
213.39 8 V 9 V
126.94 10 V 11 V
By: Michelle and Lumi
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21. 12 V E 13 V S 14 V SE 15 V 16 V 17 V
244.71 18 V 19 I 20 V N 21 V SW 22 I
By: Michelle and Lumi 21

22. 23 V SE 24 V N 25 V
46.324 26 V S
36.939 27 V 28 V 29 V 30 V
125.92 31 V SW 32 V 33 I E
By: Michelle and Lumi and Naomi 22

23. 34
Tiu Valles N
No ID available 35 V NW 36 V 37 V W 38 V
16.682 39 V SW 40
Elator Valles
-9.365 41 V NE
-4.776 42 V SE
26.946 43 V
9.569 44
Samara Valles E
By: Michelle and Lumi and Naomi 23

24. Why is data important to the study?
Data chart is important to the study because it shows the direction of where the water is flowing and this helps to find the pattern of water flow direction. Also data helps to organize the thoughts and information that were gathered during the researching process.
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25. By: Sarah
The second graph represents the location of streamlined islands on Mars. They were all between -60 and +60 in latitude and varied in longitude position. Most streamlined islands are located at an altitude of -2 km (green areas of the map). .

26. By: Sarah and Lumi
The first graph represents the direction flow of Streamlined Islands on Mars. The highest percentage of water flow was tied between Southeast and South followed by North, Southwest, East and Northeast, then West. There seems to no particular trends or patterns in water flow direction.

27. Potential Errors
List any errors that may have skewed your data collection (i.e. tool accuracy, or human error). Be specific.
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Conclusions
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29. Research Question Restate and answer question
Make sure to include any specific data that helps support your conclusion
And explain how the data supports your conclusion
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30. Further Informed Research
List any new questions you have after going through this study. Is there any future work that needs to be done?
What types of technology should be developed to help us further advance our research on Mars? in space?
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31. Hypothesis Everyone’s hypothesis must be analyzed.
Restate and support or refute hypotheses
Make sure to include any specific data that supports or refutes your hypothesis
And explain how the data supports or refutes your hypothesis
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32. Acknowledgements Thank You’s:
"Outflow Channels of the Moon, Mercury, Venus, and Mars." Web. 22 Nov <
Planet Facts – Fun & Interesting Information About the Nine Planets. Web. 22 Nov <
"Streamlined Islands Could Mean Ancient Oceans on Mars." Artrick Playground. 21 June Web. 22 Nov <
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