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The geology of the terrestrial planets
Author(s) -
Carr Michael H.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg021i002p00160
Subject(s) - venus , mars exploration program , astrobiology , terrestrial planet , planet , geology , exploration of mars , astronomy , physics
During the last four years our knowledge of the geology of the terrestrial planets has advanced rapidly. The advances are particularly noticeable for Venus and Mars. Improved understanding of Venus has come largely from the Pioneer Venus mission (Colin, 1980), which has given us our first global view of the planet, albeit at fairly low resolution. The period was also one of almost continuous data gathering for Mars as the Viking orbiters and landers, emplaced at the planet in 1976, continued to function.