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NASA SP-441: VIKING ORBITER VIEWS OF MARS

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VIKING ORBITER VIEWS OF MARS

 

BY THE VIKING ORBITER IMAGING TEAM

 

 

M.H. Carr, W.A. Baum, K.R. Blasius, G.A. Briggs, J.A. Cutts, T.C. Duxbury, R. Greeley, J. Guest, H. Masursky,

B.A. Smith, L.A. Soderblom, J. Veverka, J.B. Wellman

 

Cary R. Spitzer, Editor

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- Contents -

 

Foreword.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

The Viking Mission.

Earth and Mars: A comparison.

The Great Equatorial Canyons.

Channels.

Volcanic Features.

Deformational Features.

Craters.

Variable Features.

Martian Moons.

Surface Processes.

Polar Regions.

The Atmosphere.

The Viking Landing Sites.

Global Color.

 

Appendix I. Glossary.

Appendinx II. The Viking Orbiter Imaging System.

Appendix III. Other Sources of Viking Data.

Appendix IV. Project Viking Management Personnel.

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