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Analogs for Planetary Exploration
Author(s)
W. Brent Garry;
W. Brent Garry
Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Jacob E. Bleacher
Jacob E. Bleacher
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Planetary Geodynamics Lab, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
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Geological Society of America

Volume
483
Copyright:
© 2011 Geological Society of America
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ISBN print:
9780813724836
Publication date:
December 01, 2011
Book Chapter
The “Holey Tour” planetary geology field trip, Arizona
Author(s)
Ronald Greeley
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Box 871404, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1404, USA
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Published:December 01, 2011
Arizona has a wide variety of geological features relevant to planetary geology. The “Holey Tour” is a 2 d field trip (Phoenix-Flagstaff-Phoenix) that introduces participants to crater forms (hence the “holes” of the tour), including a maar, karst sinkhole, pit crater, cinder-cone craters, a volcano-tectonic depression, and the classic impact structure Meteor Crater. The Apollo astronaut field training site near Flagstaff is examined, which includes a terrain that was artificially generated to simulate a cratered lunar surface. In addition, planetary volcanism is discussed with stops that include a shield volcano, composite cone, silicic dome, and cinder cones; considerations include key...
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Index Terms/Descriptors
- Apollo Program
- areal geology
- Arizona
- cinder cones
- Coconino County Arizona
- cratering
- craters
- depressions
- education
- field trips
- impact craters
- impact features
- karst
- lava flows
- maars
- Meteor Crater
- Moon
- road log
- San Francisco Peaks
- shield volcanoes
- sinkholes
- solution features
- United States
- volcanic features
- volcanism
- volcanoes
- Sunset Crater
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