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The Atmosphere is 79% nitrogen, 20% oxygen, and 1% other trace gases. The Earth's surface is active, constantly destroyed and renewed in large sections. This is called plate tectonics. Plate tectonics: slow motion of large pieces of crust. Water and oceans. LIFE !!! Distance to the Sun = 1 AU. Average density = 5.5 gm/cm3. Radius =6378km. Mass =6x1024kg

 

globe.jpg (40979 bytes)       Hawaii Islands: Hawaii-space.jpg (64262 bytes)    Antarctica:


 

Canyons, Volcanoes, and Mountains as viewed from space:

GRANDCANRIM2.GIF (174788 bytes)grandcan.gif (230039 bytes)NewMexico.JPG (403387 bytes)NEWMEXICO.GIF (268453 bytes)


 

Canyons:

buckskin.jpg (62318 bytes)BUCKSKIN2.JPG (25095 bytes)zioncan2.gif (131182 bytes)

Volcanoes:

Tenerif.gif (165242 bytes)Hawaii.gif (647604 bytes)

Mountains:

McKinley.jpg (115606 bytes)Mountains.gif (143807 bytes)tibet.gif (286702 bytes)SAN-ANDREAS.JPG (38461 bytes)

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