Vocab Flashcards
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Giovanni Schiaparell
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An Italian astronomer who sought he observe channels on Mars in 1877
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Canals
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Long, thin features that people thought they saw on the surface of Mars
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Pereicival lowell
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Astronomer who built an observatory near Flagstaff to search for evidence of life on Mars
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Olympus mons
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A giant volcano on Mars, the highest mountain in the solar system
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Valleys mariners
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4000 KM long canyons on the surface of Mars
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Polar caps
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What areas near the north and south poles of Mars
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Phobos
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The larger of mars is two moons its orbit is closest to Mars to mars
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Deimos
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The smaller of mars is two moons, its orbit farthest from mars