Review Questions for Lecture 17


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    Review Questions pp. 214-215 1-2, 5-13, 15-18

    Review Terms

    Spin-Orbit Resonance
    Weird Terrain
    Caloris Basin
    Subsolar Point
    Aphelion

    Review Concepts

    What are Scarp? How did they form?

    What is the Caloris Basin? How did it form? How is it linked to the rotation of Mercury?

    What is "Weird Terrain"? How did it form?

    Explain why there is no atmosphere on Mercury.

    Explain why there is only a weak magnetic field of Mercury. Why is the existence of this weak field unexpected?

    Describe the surface of Mercury.

    Describe the interior of Mercury. What information is this data based on?