Martian surface Mensae contain thick glaciers covered by a mantle of rocky debris. Martian surface The study of surface characteristics (or surface properties and processes) is a broad category of Mars science that examines the nature of the materials making up the Martian surface. The study evolved from telescopic and remote-sensing techniques developed by astronomers to study planetary surfaces. However, it has increasingly become a subdiscipline of geology as automated spacecraft bring ever-improving resolution and instrument capabilities. By using characteristics such as color, albedo, and thermal inertia and analytical tools such as reflectance spectroscopy and radar, scientists are able to study the
So Beautiful or So What Simon. At the end of 2011, "So Beautiful or So What" appeared on several top-ten lists curated by music publications. "Rolling Stone" named it the year's 3rd best record, while "Mojo" ranked it 15th. It was voted the 14th best album of the year in "The Village Voice"s Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics nationwide. Christgau, the poll's creator, ranked it 3rd on his year-end list for "The Barnes & Noble Review". Years later, he said "So Beautiful or So What" and Simon's 2016 album "Stranger to Stranger" had remained the singer's "21st century prizes". All songs