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ces FIGURE 42.3 Topographic map of Mars showing its major features. The map is color coded according to features are named, and the landing sites of the seven craft to successfully reach the surface are also indica In the figure shown of Mars' surface elevations, suppose that the areas with negative elevations were actually oceans. a. Based on the figure above, estimate the fraction of the northern hemisphere that would be covered by the ocean. b. Keeping in mind that the answer to part 1 is the fraction for just the northern hemisphere, calculate the TOTAL amount of the surface area of Mars that would be covered by the northern ocean (you may need to look up the size of Mars). Multiply this by an average depth of 5 kilometers to get the volume. Compare your result to the 1.4 × 1018 cubic meters of Earth's oceans. Mars' "ocean" would have about times as much volume as the Earth's.

ces FIGURE 42.3 Topographic map of Mars showing its major features. The map is color coded according to features are named, and the landing sites of the seven craft to successfully reach the surface are also indica In the figure shown of Mars' surface elevations, suppose that the areas with negative elevations were actually oceans. a. Based on the figure above, estimate the fraction of the northern hemisphere that would be covered by the ocean. b. Keeping in mind that the answer to part 1 is the fraction for just the northern hemisphere, calculate the TOTAL amount of the surface area of Mars that would be covered by the northern ocean (you may need to look up the size of Mars). Multiply this by an average depth of 5 kilometers to get the volume. Compare your result to the 1.4 × 1018 cubic meters of Earth's oceans. Mars' "ocean" would have about times as much volume as the Earth's.

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ces FIGURE 42.3 Topographic map of Mars showing its major features. The map is color coded according to features are named, and the landing sites of the seven craft to successfully reach the surface are also indica In the figure shown of Mars' surface elevations, suppose that the areas with negative elevations were actually oceans. a. Based on the figure above, estimate the fraction of the northern hemisphere that would be covered by the ocean. b. Keeping in mind that the answer to part 1 is the fraction for just the northern hemisphere, calculate the TOTAL amount of the surface area of Mars that would be covered by the northern ocean (you may need to look up the size of Mars). Multiply this by an average depth of 5 kilometers to get the volume. Compare your result to the 1.4 × 1018 cubic meters of Earth's oceans. Mars' "ocean" would have about times as much volume as the Earth's.
Transcribed Image Text:ces FIGURE 42.3 Topographic map of Mars showing its major features. The map is color coded according to features are named, and the landing sites of the seven craft to successfully reach the surface are also indica In the figure shown of Mars' surface elevations, suppose that the areas with negative elevations were actually oceans. a. Based on the figure above, estimate the fraction of the northern hemisphere that would be covered by the ocean. b. Keeping in mind that the answer to part 1 is the fraction for just the northern hemisphere, calculate the TOTAL amount of the surface area of Mars that would be covered by the northern ocean (you may need to look up the size of Mars). Multiply this by an average depth of 5 kilometers to get the volume. Compare your result to the 1.4 × 1018 cubic meters of Earth's oceans. Mars' "ocean" would have about times as much volume as the Earth's.
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