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Syrtis Major On Mars
by J N 01/22/2010
Syrtis Major On Mars
by J N
1. Discovery
1.1. Christian Huygens
1.1.1. Past away
1.1.1.1. 1695
1.2. 1659
2. Name
2.1. Classic Roman name
2.2. Syrtis maior
2.3. - Gulf Of Sidra
3. Location
3.1. On Mars
3.1.1. Southern highlands
3.1.2. Northern lowlands
4. What?
4.1. A dark spot on mars
4.2. The only dark spot on Mars
4.3. created by a shield volcanoe
5. How it is formed?
6. Wiki-page
6.1. link: http://wordj21.pbworks.com/Syrtis-Major
6.2. Front Page: http://wordj21.pbworks.com/FrontPage#view=edit
6.2.1. Front page which includes this link
7. Comments
7.1. This Site: http://wordj21.wordpress.com/
8. How it's formed
8.1. Shield wolcanoe
8.1.1. Ash
8.1.2. Volcanic rock
8.2. Dark colour
8.2.1. Lack of dust
8.2.2. Volcanic rock
9. Changes
9.1. Seasons and years
9.1.1. Smaller
9.1.2. Fades
9.2. Why?
9.2.1. Lack of vegetation
9.2.2. Vast dunes fields
9.2.3. wind streaks
9.2.4. wind carved features
