User:Jamgreene/sandbox/Wiki Start-Up HW

Question 1

Geology of the Moon

[A] Geology of the Moon [B] This page is useful because it gives an overview of the geology of the moon, which is useful in comparing to Earth's geology. [C] I would suggest adding a list of the major lunar missions. [D] The written communication is well organized; however, I would suggest that some sections either be longer or combined. [E] The visual communication is excellent with photos, figures, and videos. One improvable figure might be to contrast the internal structure of the moon to Earth.

Geology of Mars

[A] Geology of Mars [B] This page is useful because it gives an overview of the geology of Mars, which is useful in comparing to Earth's geology. [C] I would suggest adding a section on the internal structure of Mars. [D] The written communication is well organized and less cluttered due to linking to other Wikipedia articles; however, I would suggest some main sections that are internally linked have a summary in addition to the link. [E] The visual communication is excellent with many photos and figures. One improvable figure might be to contrast the crustal geology of Mars to Earth.

Planetary Differentiation

[A] Planetary differentiation [B] This page is useful because it gives an overview of the process of differentiation, which is integral in the formation of terrestrial planets.. [C] I would suggest adding a comparison of the internal structure of Earth to other terrestrial bodies. [D] The written communication is organized decently; however, many sections have little information or documentation. [E] The visual communication is very poor with a good figure of the internal structure of Earth; however, it would be useful to have figures of other planets or possibly a differentiation over time figure.

Question 2

Proposal 1

[A] This would describe the metrics for age dating planetary faults. The page would provide a basic overview of planetary fault age dating, an in-depth look at the methods/calculations involved, dating limitations, examples from terrestrial planets with appropriate figures, and a conclusion. [B] This page would be useful to a specialized audience in that they could easily understand the procedure used in age dating planetary structures that are light years away, and possibly think of improved techniques from our existing methods. A wider audience may find it interesting in the mere fact that as scientists we are able to age date geology on distant planets with reasonable certainty. [C] Original figures would include display crater-structure relationships and each interpretation. These figures would be important because knowing crater and fault relationships are integral in age determination.

Proposal 2

[A] This page would describe terrestrial planetary sedimentology. It would compare and contrast deposition, stratigraphy, and erosion of terrestrial planets to Earth with figures illustrating the similarities and differences. It will include conclusions from planets having differing depositional histories than Earth. [B] This page would be useful to a specialized audience in understanding the geologic features formed from different depositions and possibly inferring resources found in certain depositions. A wide audience would find interest in knowing that similar deposition and erosional effects occur on planets as they do on Earth. [C] Original figures would include a geologic time scale correlating different depositional periods on other terrestrial planets to Earth. It is important to visualize the geologic history of Earth side-by-side to other planets.