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Meteorites
provide us with clues to our early solar system. They
are also the only samples that we currently have of the
planet Mars! By studying meteorites, we can start to understand
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Mars
has numerous large volcanoes that are similar to volcanoes
here in Hawai'i. Using high resolution images and topographic
data, scientists can try to understand volcanism on
other planets, based on the knowledge of volcanism in
Hawai'i.
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Space
missions provide scientists with an amazing opportunity
to study places that are sometimes impossible to visit!
Using spacecraft data, scientists can determine what
the surfaces of planets are like, and they can begin
to understand how our solar system formed.
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| Meet
the Scientists |
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G.
Jeffrey Taylor uses meteorites and spacecraft data to
study the planets. Find out what his hobbies are here.
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Klaus
Keil is interested in how the planets and asteroids formed.
Once he discovered a new mineral in a meteorite, click here
for more info! |
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Peter
Mouganis-Mark compares the volcanoes of Earth and Mars.
Hear him talk about other Mars projects. |
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Paul
Lucey uses remote sensing to study the moon. He describes
working on the Clementine mission, his favorite project, here.
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