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Chapter 9Planetary Geology:
Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds
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9.1 Connecting Planetary Interiors and Surfaces
• Our goals for learning• What are terrestrial planets like on the
inside?• What causes geological activity?• Why do some planetary interiors create
magnetic fields?
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What are terrestrial planets like on the inside?
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Seismic Waves• Vibrations
that travel through Earth’s interior tell us what Earth is like on the inside
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Earth’s Interior• Core: Highest
density; nickel and iron
• Mantle: Moderate density; silicon, oxygen, etc.
• Crust: Lowest density; granite, basalt, etc.
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Terrestrial Planet Interiors
• Applying what we have learned about Earth’s interior to other planets tells us what their interiors are probably like
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Differentiation• Gravity pulls
high-density material to center
• Lower-density material rises to surface
• Material ends up separated by density
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Lithosphere• A planet’s outer
layer of cool, rigid rock is called the lithosphere
• It “floats” on the warmer, softer rock that lies beneath
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Strength of Rock• Rock stretches when
pulled slowly but breaks when pulled rapidly
• The gravity of a large world pulls slowly on its rocky content, shaping the world into a sphere
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Special Topic:How do we know what’s inside a planet?
• P waves push matter back and forth
• S waves shake matter side to side
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Special Topic:How do we know what’s inside a planet?
• P waves go through Earth’s core but S waves do not
• We conclude that Earth’s core must have a liquid outer layer
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What causes geological activity?
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Heating of Interior• Accretion and
differentiation when planets were young
• Radioactive decay is most important heat source today
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Cooling of Interior• Convection
transports heat as hot material rises and cool material falls
• Conductiontransfers heat from hot material to cool material
• Radiation sends energy into space
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Role of Size
• Smaller worlds cool off faster and harden earlier• Moon and Mercury are now geologically “dead”
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Surface Area to Volume Ratio• Heat content depends on volume• Loss of heat through radiation depends on surface
area• Time to cool depends on surface area divided by
volume
surface area to volume ratio = 4πr2
43πr3
=3r
• Larger objects have smaller ratio and cool more slowly
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Why do some planetary interiors create magnetic fields?
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Sources of Magnetic Fields
• Motions of charged particles are what create magnetic fields
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Sources of Magnetic Fields• A world can have
a magnetic field if charged particles are moving inside
• 3 requirements:– Molten interior– Convection– Moderately rapid
rotation
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What have we learned?• What are terrestrial planets like on the inside?
– Core, mantle, crust structure– Denser material is found deeper inside
• What causes geological activity?– Interior heat drives geological activity– Radioactive decay is currently main heat source
• Why do some planetary interiors create magnetic fields?– Requires motion of charged particles inside planet
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9.2 Shaping Planetary Surfaces
• Our goals for learning• What processes shape planetary surfaces?• Why do the terrestrial planets have different
geological histories?• How does a planet’s surface reveal its
geological age?
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What processes shape planetary surfaces?
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Processes that Shape Surfaces• Impact cratering
– Impacts by asteroids or comets• Volcanism
– Eruption of molten rock onto surface• Tectonics
– Disruption of a planet’s surface by internal stresses
• Erosion– Surface changes made by wind, water, or ice
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Impact Cratering• Most cratering
happened soon after solar system formed
• Craters are about 10 times wider than object that made them
• Small craters greatly outnumber large ones
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Impact Craters
Meteor Crater (Arizona)Meteor Crater (Arizona) TychoTycho (Moon)(Moon)
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Impact Craters on Mars
““standard” craterstandard” crater impact into icy groundimpact into icy ground eroded cratereroded crater
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Volcanism• Volcanism happens
when molten rock (magma) finds a path through lithosphere to the surface
• Molten rock is called lava after it reaches the surface
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Lava and Volcanoes
Runny lava makes flat Runny lava makes flat lava plainslava plains
Slightly thicker lava Slightly thicker lava makes broad makes broad shield shield volcanoesvolcanoes
Thickest lava makes Thickest lava makes steep steep stratovolcanoesstratovolcanoes
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Outgassing
• Volcanism also releases gases from Earth’s interior into atmosphere
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Tectonics
• Convection of the mantle creates stresses in the crust called tectonic forces
• Compression forces make mountain ranges• Valley can form where crust is pulled apart
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Plate Tectonics on Earth• Earth’s continents
slide around on separate plates of crust
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Erosion• Erosion is a blanket term for weather-driven
processes that break down or transport rock• Processes that cause erosion include
– Glaciers– Rivers– Wind
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Erosion by Water
• Colorado River continues to carve Grand Canyon
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Erosion by Ice
• Glaciers carved the Yosemite Valley
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Erosion by Wind
• Wind wears away rock and builds up sand dunes
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Erosional Debris
• Erosion can create new features by depositing debris
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Why do the terrestrial planets have different geological histories?
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Role of Planetary Size
• Smaller worlds cool off faster and harden earlier• Larger worlds remain warm inside, promoting
volcanism and tectonics• Larger worlds also have more erosion because their
gravity retains an atmosphere
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Role of Distance from Sun
• Planets close to Sun are too hot for rain, snow, ice and so have less erosion
• More difficult for hot planet to retain atmosphere• Planets far from Sun are too cold for rain, limiting
erosion• Planets with liquid water have most erosion
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Role of Rotation
• Planets with slower rotation have less weather and less erosion and a weak magnetic field
• Planets with faster rotation have more weather and more erosion and a stronger magnetic field
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How does a planet’s surface reveal its geological age?
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History of Cratering• Most cratering
happened in first billion years
• A surface with many craters has not changed much in 3 billion years
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Cratering of Moon• Some areas of
Moon are more heavily cratered than others
• Younger regions were flooded by lava after most cratering
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Cratering of Moon
CrateringCratering map of Moon’s entire surfacemap of Moon’s entire surface
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What have we learned?
• What processes shape planetary surfaces?– Cratering, volcanism, tectonics, erosion
• Why do the terrestrial planets have different geological histories?– Differences arise because of planetary size,
distance from Sun, and rotation rate • How does a planet’s surface reveal its
geological age?– Amount of cratering tells us how long ago a
surface formed
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9.3 Geology of the Moon and Mercury
• Our goals for learning• What geological processes shaped our
Moon?• What geological processes shaped
Mercury?
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What geological processes shaped our Moon?
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Lunar Maria• Smooth, dark
lunar maria are less heavily cratered than lunar highlands
• Maria were made by flood of runny lava
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Formation of Lunar Maria
Large impact Large impact crater crater weakens weakens crustcrust
Heat buildHeat build--up allows up allows lava to well lava to well up to surfaceup to surface
Early surface Early surface covered with covered with craterscraters
Cooled lava Cooled lava is smoother is smoother and darker and darker than than surroundingssurroundings
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Tectonic Features• Wrinkles arise
from cooling and contraction of lava flood
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Geologically Dead• Moon is
considered geologically “dead” because geological processes have virtually stopped
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What geological processes shaped Mercury?
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Cratering of Mercury
• A mixture of heavily cratered and smooth regions like the Moon
• Smooth regions are likely ancient lava flows
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Cratering of Mercury
CalorisCaloris basin is basin is largest impact crater largest impact crater on Mercuryon Mercury
Region opposite Region opposite CalorisCaloris Basin is Basin is jumbled from jumbled from seismic energy of seismic energy of impactimpact
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Tectonics on Mercury
• Long cliffs indicate that Mercury shrank early in its history
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What have we learned?
• What geological processes shaped our Moon?– Early cratering still present– Maria resulted from volcanism
• What geological processes shaped Mercury?– Cratering and volcanism similar to Moon– Tectonic features indicate early shrinkage
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9.4 Geology of Mars
• Our goals for learning• How did Martians invade popular culture?• What are the major geological features of
Mars?• What geological evidence tells us that water
once flowed on Mars?
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How did Martians invade popular culture?
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“Canals” on Mars
• Percival Lowell misinterpreted surface features seen in telescopic images of Mars
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What are the major geological features of Mars?
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Cratering on Mars
• Amount of cratering differs greatly across surface• Many early craters have been erased
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Volcanism on Mars• Mars has many
large shield volcanoes
• Olympus Mons is largest volcano in solar system
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Tectonics on Mars
• System of valleys known as Valles Marineristhought to originate from tectonics
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What geological evidence tells us that water once flowed on Mars?
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Dry Riverbeds?• Close-up
photos of Mars show what appear to be dried-up riverbeds
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Erosion of Craters• Details of some
craters suggest they were once filled with water
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Martian Rocks
• Mars rovers have found rocks that appear to have formed in water
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Martian Rocks
• Exploration of impact craters has revealed that Mars’ deeper layers were affected by water
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Hydrogen Content
• Map of hydrogen content (blue) shows that low-lying areas contain more water ice
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Crater Walls• Gullies on crater
walls suggest occasional liquid water flows have happened less than a million years ago
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What have we learned?
• How did Martians invade popular culture?– Surface features of Mars in early telescopic
photos were misinterpreted as “canals”• What are the major geological features of
Mars?– Differences in cratering across surface– Giant shield volcanoes– Evidence of tectonic activity
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What have we learned?
• What geological evidence tells us that water once flowed on Mars?– Features that look like dry riverbeds– Some craters appear to be eroded– Rovers have found rocks that appear to have
formed in water– Gullies in crater walls may indicate recent
water flows
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9.5 Geology of Venus
• Our goals for learning• What are the major geological features of
Venus?• Does Venus have plate tectonics?
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What are the major geological features of Venus?
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Radar Mapping
• Thick atmosphere forces us to explore Venus’ surface through radar mapping
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Cratering on Venus• Impact craters, but fewer
than Moon, Mercury, Mars
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Volcanoes on Venus
• Many volcanoes, including both shield volcanoes and stratovolcanoes
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Tectonics on Venus
• Fractured and contorted surface indicates tectonic stresses
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Erosion on Venus
• Photos of rocks taken by landershow little erosion
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Does Venus have plate tectonics?
• Most of Earth’s major geological features can be attributed to plate tectonics, which gradually remakes Earth’s surface
• Venus does not appear to have plate tectonics, but entire surface seems to have been “repaved” 750 million years ago
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What have we learned?
• Our goals for learning• What are the major geological features of
Venus?– Venus has cratering, volcanism, and tectonics
but not much erosion• Does Venus have plate tectonics?
– The lack of plate tectonics on Venus is a mystery
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9.6 The Unique Geology of Earth
• Our goals for learning• How do we know Earth’s surface is in
motion?• How is Earth’s surface shaped by plate
tectonics?• Was Earth’s geology destined from birth?
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How do we know Earth’s surface is in motion?
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Continental Motion
• Motion of continents can be measured with GPS
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Continental Motion• Idea of
continental drift was inspired by puzzle-like fit of continents
• Mantle material erupts where seafloor spreads
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Seafloor Crust• Thin seafloor
crust differs from thick continental crust
• Dating of seafloor shows it is usually quite young
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How is Earth’s surface shaped by plate tectonics?
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Seafloor Recycling
• Seafloor is recycled through a process known as subduction
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Surface Features• Major geological
features of North America record history of plate tectonics
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Surface Features• Himalayas are
forming from a collision between plates
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Surface Features• Red Sea is
forming where plates are pulling apart
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Rifts, Faults, Earthquakes• San Andreas
fault in California is a plate boundary
• Motion of plates causes earthquakes
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Plate Motions• Measurements of
plate motions tell us past and future layout of continents
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Hot Spots
• Hawaiian islands have formed where plate is moving over volcanic hot spot
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Was Earth’s geology destined from birth?
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Earth’s Destiny• Many of Earth’s
features determined by size, rotation, and distance from Sun
• Reason for plate tectonics not yet clear
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What have we learned?
• How do we know that Earth’s surface is in motion?– Measurements of plate motion confirm idea of
continental drift• How is Earth’s surface shaped by plate
tectonics?– Plate tectonics responsible for subduction,
seafloor spreading, mountains, rifts, and earthquakes
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What have we learned?
• Was Earth’s geology destined from birth?– Many of Earth’s features determined by size,
distance from Sun, and rotation rate– Reason for plate tectonics still a mystery