MSIP PROPOSAL TEAM OMICRON

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1 MSIP PROPOSAL TEAM OMICRON QUESTION: How much more destructive is the lava flow from Olympus Mons compared to a smaller volcano like Biblis Patera? Centennial High School Peoria, AZ

2 Question: How much more destructive is the lava flow from Olympus Mons compared to a smaller volcano like Biblis Patera? Importance: Question and Importance To know which volcano (bigger/smaller) is more destructive. If we know this, we can do more research on how they erupted: explosively or quietly. We can see if it destroyed any geological features on Mars (channels, craters, etc.). To see whether components on Mars are similar to the components on Earth.

3 Hypothesis Lava flow is more destructive on Olympus Mons. Lava flows are wider and longer. Lava flows are less destructive on Biblis Patera. Biblis Patera s lava flows are smaller. Both volcanoes are shield volcanoes.

4 Background Terms and Definitions Caldera: volcanic collapse crater. Amazonian Period: features of a lesser rate of cratering to present day (low plains on Northern Hemisphere). Large volcanoes are formed in the period. Flank: The flank is the side of the volcano (as distinct from the top, where the eruption emerges); to be located on the side of something Magma Chamber: Storing unit for magma (lava under the surface). JMARS program

5 Background Image of Olympus Mons Photo: marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov Research: NASA

6 Background Image of Biblis Patera Photo: NASA.gov Research: NASA

7 Areas of Research: Biblis Patera and Olympus Mons Olympus Mons Biblis Patera JMARS program

8 The Theory of How These Volcanoes Came to Be: How Volcanoes Formed on Mars MarsV/rania.htm Rania Kashi

9 The Meteor Theory Explains How the Tharsis Montes Region was Formed JMARS program

10 Lava Flows: Andesitic how_volcanoes_work/ andesiterhyolite_lava.html

11 Signs of Andesitic Lava Flows As you can see there isn t any andesitic lava on Biblis Patera But there is some on Olympus Mons

12 Lava Flows: Basaltic kilauea-lava/

13 Signs of Basaltic Lava Flows Although there isn t any Basaltic lava flows on Biblis Patera, there is a small amount on Olympus Mons.

14 How Volcanoes Form on Earth

15 Surface Features: a) How Volcanoes Form - Rania Kashi researched the Meteor Theory b) Lava Flows Scientists Who Have Researched This Topic - Prof. Stephen A. Nelson researched different types of lava. - Andrew Ryan discovered the spiral pattern lava flow

16 Scientists Who Have Researched This Topic (cont d.) c) Olympus Mons - Brian Dunbar - Patrick J. McGovern and Julia K. Morgan d) Tharsis Montes Region - Keith Watt

17 Lava Flow Length and Widths On Olympus Mons Image Number: Latitude (Degrees East) Longitude (Degrees North) Lava Flow Width (km) Lava Flow Length(km)

18 Lava Flow Length and Widths On Biblis Patera

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20 1. Open JMARS Program. 2. Zoom in to 18N, 226E (Olympus Mons) 3. Use the stamp layer to clarify the picture 4. Search for lava flows in the picture Procedures 5. Once you find a lava flow, measure the length of it with the ruler 6. Find the image ID number and longitude/latitude. 7. Do steps 3-6 until you have 60 total lava flow pictures on each flank of Olympus Mons. 8. Now, do the same for Biblis Patera, use the stamp layer to get clear pictures of lava flows when you find the lava flows, repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have 60 total lava flow pictures on each side of Biblis Patera

21 Methods/Tools JMARS program - THEMIS Stamps - Ruler Computer Microsoft Power Point - Charts Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word Paper Pencil Notecards

22 Future Research on this Topic Geological features that were destroyed - Any life? - Channels - Craters How many times has Olympus Mons erupted, and which eruption was the most destructive? We can research why Olympus Mons lava flows are more destructive than the lava flows are on Biblis Patera

23 Why We Should Be Picked to Use the THEMIS Camera. The lava flows are longer and wider than other lava flows on smaller volcanoes, like Biblis Patera. We believe our research and data are important to use the THEMIS camera because lava flows on Olympus Mons are different from all of the other smaller volcanoes on Mars.

24 Acknowledgments Thank you to the NASA program for all the knowledge we ve learned through their discoveries. Thank you to ASU for creating the JMARS program. It s quite an amazing program. And thank all of you for listening to our presentation today! Have a good day!

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