Mars Student Imaging Project (MSIP)
Proposal-Background Information (assigned 12/16/2013)
In about 3 well-developed paragraphs, you need to present the necessary background information for the MSIP research we'd like to conduct. Use the following questions to guide you (you should answer at least 3 of the following questions thoroughly):
Guidelines:
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- How do volcanoes form on Earth? How do each of the type of volcanoes form on Earth? What geologic processes occur?
- How do volcanoes form on Mars? How do Martian geological processes compare and contrast from that of Earth?
- About how tall, wide and deep are Martian volcanoes? What kinds of features do we expect to see when analyzing Martian volcanoes and how might this compare to Earth's volcanoes?
- What regions of Mars (particularly hemispheres) tended to have experienced or experiences the most volcanic activity? Why?
- Are Martian volcanoes still active? Are the geological processes that formed past Martian volcanoes still active today?
Guidelines:
- Do not be afraid to incorporate the satellite images from Earth and Mars that you found and collected in the past. Discuss those images in relation to answering those questions (use those as examples) and mark anything you see on there that will help further illustrate your point.
- Use outside resources (at least 5 other sources). Quote them, and cite them after your quotes and in your references page.
- Your paragraphs should flow like one mini-essay/writing piece. Do NOT just answer the questions one by one. There should be transition words and sentences and should show a logical and connected flow of ideas. This is an informative/exposition piece. Keep in mind the 6+1 traits of writing.
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MSIP Proposal Guidelines
Please find below the Proposal Outline guidelines that we'll be using for writing our research question proposal.
The following link also has different examples of completed MSIP proposals for you to take a look at: http://marsed.asu.edu/msip-team-results/bestof
The following link also has different examples of completed MSIP proposals for you to take a look at: http://marsed.asu.edu/msip-team-results/bestof
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MSIP Big Picture Questions
Below is the MSIP big picture questions we brainstormed last year. We finally settled on "What type of volcanoes seem to prevail in the Tharsis Region on Mars?"
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