You will be introduced to relative dating methods that are used on Earth to determine when geologic events occurred, when rocks formed, etc. For this discussion, you will apply these same principles to other objects in our solar system.
Pick the image from the link below.
Identify the planet or satellite in image.
Provide the PIA and Title of image.
Provide the link for the image.
Identify the mission/spacecraft that captured the image.
Describe the types of features seen in the image. Do not simply copy and paste the description of the features from the image caption. Use your own words to describe the features.
After studying the image, determine the relative ages of some prominent features (e.g., the large crater in the center of the image is younger than the channel running across the image from north-to-south). Explain how you made these determinations. What relative dating principle(s) did you use?
As applicable, make connections with other topics that we have discussed in previous weeks (e.g., plate tectonics, volcanism).
Identify and define a term that was used in the image caption that was unfamiliar to you and/or that might be unfamiliar to your classmates.
Applying relative dating principles to surface topography may be challenging; normally, they are applied to cross-sections. You may want to review Mars Uncovered: Revealing the Geologic History Through Mapping for some things that you may want to look for on your image.