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Cambridge Planetary Science
The Geology of Mars: Evidence from Earth-Based Analogs
Research into the geological processes operating on Mars relies on interpretation of images and other data returned by unmanned orbiters, probes and landers. Such interpretations are based on our knowledge of processes occurring on Earth Terrestrial analog studies therefore play an important role in understanding the geological features observed on Mars. This 2007 book presents direct comparisons between locales on Earth and Mars, and contains contributions from leading planetary geologists to demonstrate the parallels and differences between these two neighboring planets. Mars is characterized by a wide range of geological phenomena that also occur on Earth, including tectonic, volcanic, impact cratering, eolian, fluvial, glacial and possibly lacustrine and marine processes. The book provides terrestrial analogs for data sets from Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Mars Exploration Rovers and Mars Express, and will therefore be a key reference for students and researchers of planetary science.
484 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2007
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About the author
Mary Chapman
9 books3 followersAn interview with Mary Chapman:
Q: What were you like at school?
I think I was well-behaved at junior school, but I'm afraid my friends and I were rather naughty in some lessons at secondary school. My favourite subjects were always Art and English. I was quite good at hockey and athletics but hopeless at PE, which the games teacher thought was very puzzling. I remember dreading Thursday afternoons in my first year at secondary school because we had PE followed by Double Biology with a teacher who was very sarcastic.
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
At first I wanted to be a fashion designer and then a journalist; I actually worked as a reporter on the local newspaper in school holidays and university vacations. But after university I trained to be a teacher. I taught English for several years before changing careers and becoming a social worker, and then a family therapist. So it was a long time before I achieved my ambition of being a professional writer - not a journalist though, but a children's writer.
Q: What makes you cringe?
People who are pretentious.
Q: What are you afraid of?
Flying, but I try not to let the fear stop me doing it. So I have flown to Australia - twice.
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
I am a great hoarder so it's really difficult to choose the most treasured possession - I have so many! But I think I would say my collection of photographs - of people and places I love.
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
I read; see friends (very important); go to exercise classes; visit stately homes, gardens, museums and art galleries; do a bit of gentle gardening; play the piano (a little and not very well); watch TV; listen to Radio 4; research my family history. My current ambition is to add drawing to that list.
Q: What’s your favourite food?
I have different favourite foods at different times of day. I love breakfast for instance - orange juice, muesli with lots of fresh fruit, followed by toast and home-made marmalade and a mug of tea.
Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
I'm very happy with what I have done so far. My work has been really interesting and I hope it's been useful.
Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?
Younger.
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
The ability to listen to other people with genuine interest in what they have to say.
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
It's a long time since I have been there but one of the most interesting places I have visited is the Mani, a remote region in the Southern Peloponnese, in Greece.
Q: How long have you been a writer?
I've been a published children's writer since 2006. I was writing children's fiction and submitting it to agents and publishers for about eleven years before my first book was published.
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
As I said, it was an early ambition to be a journalist. Then I took a different direction until the ambition resurfaced as a wish to write for children.
Q: Where do you do your writing?
I mostly write at my lap-top in my study, but I also write sometimes in little notebooks - if I'm travelling on the train for example, or somewhere away from home. I often write 'in my head' - and then later transfer the words to my lap-top. Occasionally I write in the garden but I'm not so good at concentrating there.
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
One of the best things for me is when the words and ideas are really 'flowing'. I also find it very satisfying when I am revising and editing what I've written, making it as good as I can, finding just the right word or phrase; and also when I am able to solve a problem or dilemma I've had with a particular event or character. And it's so exciting when a manuscript is accepted for publication, and then seeing the proofs, and the
Q: What were you like at school?
I think I was well-behaved at junior school, but I'm afraid my friends and I were rather naughty in some lessons at secondary school. My favourite subjects were always Art and English. I was quite good at hockey and athletics but hopeless at PE, which the games teacher thought was very puzzling. I remember dreading Thursday afternoons in my first year at secondary school because we had PE followed by Double Biology with a teacher who was very sarcastic.
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
At first I wanted to be a fashion designer and then a journalist; I actually worked as a reporter on the local newspaper in school holidays and university vacations. But after university I trained to be a teacher. I taught English for several years before changing careers and becoming a social worker, and then a family therapist. So it was a long time before I achieved my ambition of being a professional writer - not a journalist though, but a children's writer.
Q: What makes you cringe?
People who are pretentious.
Q: What are you afraid of?
Flying, but I try not to let the fear stop me doing it. So I have flown to Australia - twice.
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
I am a great hoarder so it's really difficult to choose the most treasured possession - I have so many! But I think I would say my collection of photographs - of people and places I love.
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
I read; see friends (very important); go to exercise classes; visit stately homes, gardens, museums and art galleries; do a bit of gentle gardening; play the piano (a little and not very well); watch TV; listen to Radio 4; research my family history. My current ambition is to add drawing to that list.
Q: What’s your favourite food?
I have different favourite foods at different times of day. I love breakfast for instance - orange juice, muesli with lots of fresh fruit, followed by toast and home-made marmalade and a mug of tea.
Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
I'm very happy with what I have done so far. My work has been really interesting and I hope it's been useful.
Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?
Younger.
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
The ability to listen to other people with genuine interest in what they have to say.
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
It's a long time since I have been there but one of the most interesting places I have visited is the Mani, a remote region in the Southern Peloponnese, in Greece.
Q: How long have you been a writer?
I've been a published children's writer since 2006. I was writing children's fiction and submitting it to agents and publishers for about eleven years before my first book was published.
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
As I said, it was an early ambition to be a journalist. Then I took a different direction until the ambition resurfaced as a wish to write for children.
Q: Where do you do your writing?
I mostly write at my lap-top in my study, but I also write sometimes in little notebooks - if I'm travelling on the train for example, or somewhere away from home. I often write 'in my head' - and then later transfer the words to my lap-top. Occasionally I write in the garden but I'm not so good at concentrating there.
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
One of the best things for me is when the words and ideas are really 'flowing'. I also find it very satisfying when I am revising and editing what I've written, making it as good as I can, finding just the right word or phrase; and also when I am able to solve a problem or dilemma I've had with a particular event or character. And it's so exciting when a manuscript is accepted for publication, and then seeing the proofs, and the
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