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MSIP team led by Cheryl Zimmerman

Teacher Name: Cheryl Zimmerman
School Name: Dunham Elementary School
Grade Level: 4th/5th
City: Tucson
State: AZ
Country: USA
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Science Question:
What is the surface history or age rank of the surrounding feature around a volcano in the Aonia Terra region?
Main Results:
Tharsis Region:

1) Mostly we believe our feature is a shield volcano.
2) We think its an older volcano.
3) We think the feature in framelet 14 is a flank flow.

Lucus Planum:
1) We think a circle shaped feature in framelets 17 and 18 is an impact crater.
2) We think the feature 5 – 7 is from lava flow and the feature looks like a cross.
3) There are less impact craters in framelets 11 – 12, that area must have a volcano nearby.
Extra Comments:
Student Quotes:

"We had a great time doing this research."

"Everyone should read our essay."

"We worked very hard."
Area Name: Tharsis Region
Latitude (N): -0.4
Longitude (E): 251.6
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THEMIS context image
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Students' THEMIS image
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