Introduction Flashcards
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Early luminaries of geology
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- Xenophanes (540 BC)
- Pliny the Elder (23-79)
- Pliny the Younger (61-113)
- Abual-Rayhan al-Biruni (973-1048)
- Ibn Sina (981-1037)
- Shen Kuo (1031-1095)
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Notable people regarding the plate tectonics revolution
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- Alfred Wegner (1889-1930)
- Marie Tharp (1920-2006)
- Harry Hess (1906-1969)
- W. Jason Morgan (1935-2023)
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What did Eugene Shoemaker do?
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Was a key figure in wresting planets away from the astronomers
4
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Current bookends to crewed exploration of the moon
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- Apollo 8 (1968)
- Apollo 17 (1972)
5
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Past robot geologists on Mars
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- Pathfinder (1997-1998)
- Spirit (2004-2010)
- Opportunity (2004-2018)
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Current robot geologists on Mars
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- Curiosity (2011-present)
- Perseverance (2021-present)
- Ingenuity (2021-2024)
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Why study planetary geology?
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- We’re explorers
- To understand our own Earth better
