Syrtis Major On Mars

1. Name

1.1. Classic Roman name

1.2. Syrtis maior

1.3. - Gulf Of Sidra

2. What?

2.1. A dark spot on mars

2.2. The only dark spot on Mars

2.3. created by a shield volcanoe

3. Wiki-page

3.1. link: http://wordj21.pbworks.com/Syrtis-Major

3.2. Front Page: http://wordj21.pbworks.com/FrontPage#view=edit

3.2.1. Front page which includes this link

4. Comments

4.1. This Site: http://wordj21.wordpress.com/

5. How it's formed

5.1. Shield wolcanoe

5.1.1. Ash

5.1.2. Volcanic rock

5.2. Dark colour

5.2.1. Lack of dust

5.2.2. Volcanic rock

6. Geography and Geology

6.1. 290°W

6.2. 10°N

6.3. 1500km from Mars equator

6.4. high-altitude that rises 6 km at 310°W

7. Theory

7.1. Bacterial growth

7.2. feeding off geothermal vents

8. Discovery

8.1. Christian Huygens

8.1.1. Past away

8.1.1.1. 1695

8.2. 1659

9. Location

9.1. On Mars

9.1.1. Southern highlands

9.1.2. Northern lowlands

10. How it is formed?

11. Changes

11.1. Seasons and years

11.1.1. Smaller

11.1.2. Fades

11.2. Why?

11.2.1. Lack of vegetation

11.2.2. Vast dunes fields

11.2.3. wind streaks

11.2.4. wind carved features