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MSIP team led by Bill Gardner and Matt Benson

Teacher Name: Bill Gardner and Matt Benson
School Name: Supai Middle School
Grade Level: 7th
City: Scottsdale
State: AZ
Country: USA
Link to School: Supai Middle School
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Team Image

Science Question:
Is there evidence of crustal plate movement over a hotspot on Mars?
Main Results:
1. With one image we cannot prove or disprove our hypothesis.

2. There are three volcanoes in a linear pattern in the Tharsis Region.

3. Crater counts are a way to determine the relative ages of one area of mars to another area.
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Students at work in the MSIP library
Extra Comments:
"It was really cool because we got to see the things on the image other than just a black and white picture."

"I enjoyed it. We had a lot of good teachers helping us understand about Mars."

"It was really interesting and fun. It makes me want to become a scientist. We got to see things instead of talking about them."
Area Name: Pavonis Mons
Latitude (N): 1.5
Longitude (E): 246.7
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THEMIS context image
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Students' THEMIS image
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