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It Is Necessary to Improve the Conatruct-'~3n S/012/~ /020'/012/033/036 -W I i~ I and the Quality of the production of the B02O./F056 YM-5 (UM-5) Testing Machine (Administration of Metalvorking and Machine Tool Industry of the Sovnurkhoz of the Krasnodar Eoonomio Rayon) Card 3/3 w .t - DAVYDOV , V. . N, -- Initiators of good deeds.. Sov.shakht. 10 no..3:9 Mr 1619 04IRA 34.-7) I . I (Coal mines and mining) DAVYDOV, V.; KUPRIYEMO, A. Let's simplify financial planning for restaurant stores and trusts. Sov.torge 34 no,.7:26-28 n 161. (MIRA 14:7) (Restaurants, lunchrooms, etc.) ZAYFFERT, K.; DAVYDOV, V. M ~Ientrallzad frelp'ht baulafre in socialist countrie.-3. Avt.transp. '0 S 1~1. 39 no.P: C 1.111u 111.-10) (Communist countries--Transportation, ilutomitive) DAVYDOV V. . kand.tekbii.nauk (gelvanovo) - Wear-reeiatant mittens. Okhr.tra&i i sotsestrakh, 4 no,12.-27 D 16i* (~M .14 -- 11) (Gloves) DAVYDOV, V., kandbtekhn.nauk (g. Ivanovo) Protective clothing ahould be made out of impregnated materials. Okhr.truda. i sets.strakh. 5 no./+t27 AP t62. (MM 15:4) (Ivanovo-Clothing, Protective) Mars. Av. i koomi. 45 no.11.11-15 162o (MIRA 15-11) 1. Uchenyy sekretarl Gosudarstvemogo astronamicheskogo inati"Itiata, imeni Sbternberga, (Mars (Planet)) doktor takhno nauk- New system of veasurement units. Reeh, transpe 23 no.l: 49-55 j*a 164. (MIRA 18:11) Its, Wd - -1-kI Late d -I I all ts (% ~ns. laguminous G:I-aills. TrOrAc&I 5 0 U R A.."-..*, Daryulov, V.A. T I T-', E' Tvq~mvirjg Seed M-anugruent of Orrain Crops in them 0 Bouth-Ea3t. ORIG- PUB-; S.-kh. POVOIOZI)Yal 1958t No ~8, 41,-!,,4 ABSTRACT No abstract 21 - 13230, 211 .76oo 77238 sov/89-8-2-3/30 AUTHORS: Bochvar, A. A., Sergeyev, G. Ya., Davydov, V. A. TITLE: Dal'ormations of UraniLuii Subjected Simultaneously to Thermal Cycles and Tensile Stresses PERIODICAL: Atomnaya energiya, 1960, Vol 8, Nr 2, pp 112-116 (USSR) ABSTRACT: Method of Investigation. Figure 1 represents the special device operating under vacuum of' the order of 1o-5 mm Hg. Temperature control was automatic and the residual de- formation of uranium was studied by measuring the size of the samples after (1) the cyclic thermal treatment without outside stresses (a freely hanging specimen of small weight); (2) creep investigation at the maximum cycle temperature for intervals of time equal to the cycling time in the next part; and (3) cycling thermal treatment with tensile stresses equal to those ftn part (2). Sample temperatures were measured at three pointa by means of thermocouple Card 1/8 velded to it. The temperature drop across the sample Defo'rmations of Uranium Subjected 77238 Simultaneously to Thermal Cycles and sov/89-8-2-3/30 Tensile Stresses was between 5 and 100 C. Under investigation were samples of granular sheet uranium (rolled in the a - phase region), and uranium annealed in tile '/ -phase region (randomly oriented crystals). All samples were flat, of an overall length of 100 mm (woricing length, 40 mm; width, 8 nun). Thickness of the samples A, B, C was 2.3, 2.2, and 3.2 mm respectively. Samples Cut Across the Direction of Roll. Tables 1 and 2 sununarize all the results obtained from the cross-cut samples. Samples Cut Along the Direction of Roll. Results are summarized in Table 3. Samples With Random Orienta- tions of Crystallites.- (See Table 4.) One sees in all cases that in the case of simultaneous influence of cyclic thermal treatment and tensile stress there is a considerable increase of the length -variation of the samples compared to the creep caused by simple te~nsion. This happens even in cases when the stress effect and that due to the thernial cycling are of ogositessip. There are 4 tables; 5 figures; and 4 re erence , Soviet, 2 U.K.) I U.S. The-U.K. and U.S. references are: A. McIntosh T Heal, Paper Card 2/8 Nr 49 Submitted by Great Britain to 6e'Second Intern. Deformation of Uranium Subjected Simultaneously to Thermal Cycles and Tensile Stresses 77238 SOV/89-8-2-3/30 Fig. 1. Dlagram of the device: (1) sample (2) molyb- Card' 3/8 denum heater,-.(3) load; (4) liquid nitrogen trap. 77238, sov/89-8-2-3/30 Table 1. Relationship between constant applied stress and residual deformation of uranium durin cyclic thermal treatment and after cr6ep-testasamples out crosswise to the direction of rolling~ COMSTAOr OvMa 41010A#WN Oe SOW AMI&P 14Ffhx /YO CAU3~ AV ale 4FOe V-1-0 = 59a5 6* IV,-ZRV.41 4 NP Ot CA,~",- I CA JA0.-.C- Ax hr e7 w4n t" 4r 300, C w9f 70% Rf- 3~ 37 Ivg 2 4r -YO ft RRIV,~- I~Z " ;9#,F MO lrNIV CdOUAW:- 771W - 3 #IX - 41 f OAjF- !~ 7W # W Card 4A . ~ A I ;7 O 4r: Yj C- TV We ;4; V P ~ V r~ gg, 0,4~170,V 0,1a AA~ r .200 C, 0 C Wes 772-~% sov/89-8-2-3/30 Table 2. Relationship between constant applied stress and residual deformation of rolled uranium during cyclic thermal treatment and after creep tests (samples out crosswise to the direction of rolling), COM00- 6141- ~W a~ S1Zr-1Z'S' IMIM S 6 e 4FTF ' 7 ely MO ArrtP o:4- g3~5 'fr-s3z"Oc- bZ5 , I e ,Z ~ . W17Ro7- 771;9V-W ky 'd 'e, .'in"."I S 1/. .4 4r '5-060c- 0 0' 2,3 -L /7-# ~2, -2- 77 I -f ,I, -t- .2. 3 + 'C"-3 )- -f-/3. 3 IIZ,-f MV 6~- 7-/W~-, 5- AIIV; 6004IAiF~ 7734v~- 5- -I"v /Z. Card 5/8 77238, SOV/89-8-2-3/30 Table 3. Relationship between the constant applied stress and the residual deformation of the rolled uranium during cyclic thermal treatment and after creep tests (samples cut along the direction of rolling). 1! IF &- Z L; 7k-.6,4riY4V- 4PP114-P IqF[Ele /Yo C YC 4PIze clezz-10 -/Z37Y Ar 53~11-06- 7 117- (IV/ k 01- ly,ar /j -C NU -P xr Y 0 0 f 0.35 - / A - W , 0, il e,, 7- S W17;~l /0 X, 2,0 72- Iff0t16770V 310 .31 Is''K 6~ -rl#,E 77A49- ~' ///,tf Card 6/8 77238, SO-1/89-8-2-3/30 Table 4. Relationship between constant applied stress and.-re.sidual deformation during cyclic thermal treat- ment and after creep tests of uranium annealed in the / -phase COWMAIr ZE v/96~& 9=62:~OAJ 4 PPZ / I C/9 kraR e1v CIWZZS CKEZ.- Iz3n Ifr 7Wf I-PA-17- IN or AM2W Ow _~So 0 C, C~, %0 ~W C 0 0, b10 Apf.0ae- 7~ 0, / 170AI &P 4kft4 I -t- /, 3, 05, -~O. -0 2,7 f 7- - 5~/ 61, 77 1164771,16:~ Vhr CY Iqlp 7 Card 7/B .~A 7ES73 nAW171WkP D,aformation of Uranium Subjected Simultaneously to Thermal Cycles and Tensile Stresses 77238 sov/89-8-2-3/30 Conf. for Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy (Geneva, 1958); R. Nichols, Nucl. Engng, 2, Nr 18, 355 (1957); A. Roberts., A. Cotrell, Philos. Mag., 1, 711 (1956). SUBMITTED: October 8, 1959 Card 8/8 RAVYDOV IT A - IVANOV, V,G, Quality of pipe caot by the ser.,Aco4tinuous method in redation to the gas content of cast iron. Lit. prolzv. no-3:6-8 Mr 164. (MIRA 18:9) 34.514 0 S/659/61/007/000/001/044 D217/1)303 AUTHORS: Bochvarp A*A*9 Sergeyevp G*Yaop a 9 and Zhullkovap A.A.. MEE: Influence of cyclic heat treatment under a constantly applied load on the dimensional statility of metals and alloys SOURCE: Akademiya nauk SSSR. Institut metallurgii. Issledova- niya po zharoprochnym splavamp v. 7, 19619 3 10 TEXT: Flat specimens of identical shapep and overall length 100 mm (length-of working portion 40 mm, width 8 mm, thickness 2 mm)9 made from uranium, aluminum, zinc and from copper-zinc alloys of diffe- rent compositions, were used for the investigation. The uranium spe, cimens were tested without protection against oxidationp heating being carried out in air and quenching in water. The specimens were subjected to cyclic heat treatment in the temperature ranges 180 - 55000 and 490 - 7200C for uranium 20 - 4000C for aluminum, 20 - 300 OC for zinc and 20 - 6000C for copper-zinc alloys. The temperatures Card 1/4 S/65 61/007/000/001/1044 Influence of cyclic heat D217YD303 of specimens were controlled at these points by means of thermocoup- les welded onto the specimens. The magnitude of the residual defor- mation of the specimens was determined (1) after cyclic heat treat- ment without application of external load,* (2) after cyclic heat treatment with application of a tensile load during the heat treat- ment cycle; (3) after creep tests at a temperature equal to the up- per temperature of the cycle. The duration of the latter tests was that of the full period of the heat treatment cycle, multiplied by the number of cycles (the load during cyclic thermal treatment under load and in the creep tests being identical). Texturized uranium rolled in the a-phase region and untexturized uranium annealed in the y-phase region and quenched from the P-phase regiong were tes- ted. Specimens of texturized uranium were cut along the direction of rolling and at right angles to ito It was found that as the re- sult of applying a small tensile load to uraniump aluminumv zincq a and P brass during cyclic heat treatment, a considerable residual deformation developed; this exceeded the total deformation due to creep and cyclic heat treatment without application of loadv by a considerable extent. Cyclic -thermal treatment of transfer specimens Card 2/4 3/659/61/007/000/001/044 Influence of cyclic heat ... D217/D303 of texturized uranium sheet in the a-phase temperature range, and also of P-brass, in the absence of tensile load causes a shortening of the specimens, and on application of a small external tensile load it leads to a considerable elongation in the direction of the acting force. As a result of cyclic thermal treatment of uranium at a constant loadp the residual plastic deformation on passing ihroL42 the P phase transformation point is greater than deformation as a result of cyclic thermal treatment within the a-region. In a + P brass the residual deformation brought about as a result of testing for creep only, considerably exceeds the deformation under the in- fluence of cyclic thermal treatment with a constantly applied load, The change in dimensions of the specimens is in the direction of the action of the externally applied load. The considerable change in the magnitude of residual deformation and even in the sign of def6rmation as a result of the action of small-stressesp,applied to the specimen during cyclic thermal treatment, is due, in the au- thors' view, to the fact that on applying a constant tensile load to a specimen submitted to cyclic thermal treatment, the initial stage of the first period of creep, in which the material exhibiis a higher rate of deformation, is repeated; this is also promoted ;y Card 3/4 S/659/61/007/000/001/044 Influence of cyclic heat ... D217/D303 the great mobility of atoms at points in the thermal cycle during which temperature gradients and stresses exist, and also on passing through the a phase transformation point. There are 12 figures, and 7 references: 4 Soviet-bloc and 3 non-Soviet-bloo. The referen- ces to the English-language publications read as follows: A.H, Cott- rell, Met. Rev., 1, 1956; A.C. Roberts, and A.H. Cottrell, Phil, Mag., 19 189 1956; R.Y1, Nichols, Nuclear eng,; 2, 18; 1951~, 6 _'A 4/4 SHIYAN, V.G.3 DAVYDDV., V.A.. Expanolcm.of pipeiproduction fran high-strength eapt iron. Metanurg 6 imo,ns27-29 N 161, (MA 24 8n) 1e Ukrolnokiy nauchno-looledovateltakiy trubMy inotituto (Pipe, Caot irce) GOU, A.M.; DAVYDOV, V.A. Rotating gating systems..in the oontinuous.casti of pipe. Lit. proizN;. no.1:13-16 -Ja 163. IMIRA 16:3) (Continuous casting-Equipment and supplies) (Pips,, Cast iron) -kAlrYDOV, V LD ~ Using phosphorus tribromide in the synthesig,of pyrimidine bases. Izv,AN SSSR.Otd.khim.nauk no.3:571-572 Mr 1 0 (MW 16:4) (Pyrimidins) - (Phosphorus bromide) Engineer, Davydov, V.D. The Automation of Oxygen Turbooompressors (Avtomatizatsiya kislorodaykh, turbokompressorov) It is said in the introduction that work with oxygen turbocompres- sors (especially for starting) can be carried out only by highly qualified specialists, and that it is therefore of great import- ance that the automation of such plants be completed in such a man- ner that starting, operating and stoppingare simplified as Twach as possible and fitted out with ;3afety devices. In the section: The System of Automatic Start:b&,2f Turbocompressors various manip-aa- tions are first described whioh must be taken into account when adjusting a non-automwbized plant before starting; also other mani-- pulations which are necessary for adjusting the apparatus for norm- al operation after starting are described. "VNIMMSY (AU-Uniion Scientific; Research Institute for the Constraction of Oxygen Ma- chines) designed a scheme for the automatic control of the appara- tus, with the aid of which such functions as starting and stopping are fully automatized ana can be brought about by simply pressing The Automation of' Oxygen Turbocompressors 67-58-2-5/26 a lutton. A scheme for such an automatic starting- and stopping de- vice i~- described together with a scheme of the automatic control of this apparatus I I in the section: The System of Automat- ic Control. In a further seet-ioni The System of Automatio Stopping of the Apparatus 2 photographs of the control platfom of such an automatized apparatus are shorm and the various functions are de- scribed, which are autonmLtically set in motion by pressing the "stop buttorfl. In the section : The System of Safety Measures in a Turbocompressor the following signaling devices are described: Oil pressure signaling system Is SPIDS " , control of water conzumptJ on gkin, control of the temperature of bearings by the signalingLs-~a- tion of the 12-point electron bridge; control of temperature of oxygen and of the coolea oil by the same electronbridge; control of the temperature of the electron bridge "MR-018" , and a number of external safety measures, zimong them the disturbance indicator relay "8RK", which, in the case of a breakdown, automatically stops the operation of the apparatus. In the section: "The Automation of Turbomaohines in Industry it is said that such a fully automat- iZed plant ivilri turbocompressors of the type 111',TK-12.5" has been in operation at the Shchekino gas works since 1957. Such a fully automatic turbocompressor, tYPO UK-T' is on show at the Brussels Card 213 World Exhibition. In VNIMMASL %he same compressors of the type The Automation of Oxygen Turbocompressors 67-58-2-5/26 "KTK-7" are at present ad"ted for operation under tropical conditions. They are aesti~iea for the metallurgical kombinat of Bhilay in India. There are 5 figures. AVAIIABLE: Librar7 of Congress 1. TurbeevWressors-StartAng 2. Turbocompressore-Autwatic contro3. 3. Turboampressors-Safety menBures Card 3/3 V v'D V, AUTHORS- Dolgin, M.Ye. Engineer, Lo--,?~dov, V.D-, 67-58-2-8/26 Nikitkin, V.D., Engineer TITTZ: The Automatic Photo-Electron Indicator DDR -1 for the Determination of the Moisture Content in Gases (Avtomaticheskiy fotoelektronnyy indikator vlazhnosti gazov DDN -1) FERIODICAL: Kisloroa, 1958, If Nr 2, PP- 39-43 (USSR) ABSTRACT: The above moisture indicator, is based upon the principle of the condensation method. In the s6ation; Determination and the Main Characteristics of the Apparatus the measuring or control of the moisture content of gases within the tempemture range of from +40 to -WO at an atmospheric pressure of 0.01-165 atm excess pressure is given for Varposes of determination. In the section; Pneumatic Cooling System this system is described on the basis of a scheme. Furthermore, the description; of the cooler for indicator mirrors is given in form of a scheme. In the section: The Fhoto-qptical In- dicator a device is described by means of which signals are trans- mittea to the amplifier of The apparatus by the condensation on the mirror. The scheme mentioned is described. In the section: Card 1/2 Electrical Scheme of the eLmtus the description is based on a The Automatic Photo-Eleotron Indicator DDN -1 for the 67-58 -2-8/26 Determination of the Moisture Content in Gases detailed wiring diagram. In conclusion it is :argued.;:.-J, that the appamtus described has two separate functions: "control" or "meas- uring!' and is therefore regu:Larlv used for control during operation or for the determination of ihe point of condensation of a gas. The apparatus is already being proaucea in series by the "Kiyevpribor" works of the Kiyev SavnarkhozeB. It can be used for: 1.) Controlling the moisture content of gasezi under pressure which are used for driving automatic systems with pneumatic connection. 2.) control- ling the moisture content in the production of liquefied gases, ammonia synthesis, etc. 3-) For the control of gaseous oxygen under pressure, such as is used for respiration when flying in great heights, and 4.) In connection with scientific research work car- ried out in laboratories. There are 6 figures. AVAILABLE: Library of Congress 1. Gases-Moisture content-449asurement 2. Gasee-Temperature factors 3. Equipment--.0haracteristies Card 2/2 69863 1,5~~ 0 SOV/35-59-9-7234 Translation from: Referativnyy zburnal, Astronomiya i Geodeziya, 1959, Nr 9, P 58 (USSR) AUTHOR: TITLE-: PERIODICAL: ABSTRACT: Card 1/2 Davydov, V.D. On the Question of Underground Water on Mars Astron. tsirkulyar, 1958, July 3, Nr 193, pp 21 - 22 The external manifestations of water on Mars are examined under the assumption that its mean quantity per 1 km2 of the surface is equal, like on Earth, to --' 2.7 km3, while the thermal flux, comipg from within the planet is near to the geothermic one, i.e. 1.3 . 10 0 cal/cm2sec. The water in liquid form, is apparently found on Mars under a thick layer of eternal ice. The loss of moisture by the planet's atmosphere is compensated by the sublimation of underground ice and by the evaporation of the water under the ice in the places where the ice dmerg'66,,io,the surface. A vertical distribution of temperature was found in the.water under the ice. It was found that the latitudinal change in the thickness of the ice gave rise to a horizontal temperature gradient in the water. The glacial cover of Mars is a peculiar hydraulic"press. As a result of comparatively small stresses (teotonio phenomena, fall of meteorites) cracks are formed in the ice. It q/" On the (Ziestion of Underground Water on Mars 69863 SOV/35-59-9-7234 is possible that the canals and the dark regions on Mars are connected with similar cracks and water holes in the ice. If this is so, then it is easy to explain the Seo- metric peculiarities of the canals and the tendency of the dark regions to be situated along the lines of the circulation flow of the trade winds. G.A. Manova Card 2/2 3/026/60/000/009/008/010 (10.T11 /0 9 2, 2,9) A166/AO29 AUTHOR:; Davydov, V.D. (Moscow) TITLE- Is There Water on Mars? PERIODICAL: Priroda, 1960, No. 9, pp, 73 - 77 TEXT- Professor A.I' Lebedinskiy has shown that the transparency of the Martian atmosphere would inevitably lead to any water in it freezing out, The absence of detectable water in the atmosphere is not proof of the absence of water on or below the Martian surface. By analogy with the Earth, the Martian hydrosrhere would be formed by secretion of wa:ter to the surface under presslire and heat from the depths of the planet. Conditions on Mars wc-re more favorable than on. Earth for the melting of matter in the dep-i~hs of the planet (and there- fore for the liberation of crystalline water) and for gravitational differerit,,~a- tion. The layers of the Martian crust weigh less than on Earth due to lower gravity and would therefore be less of a barrier to, the movement of weter t-0 the surface. The secretion of water to the surface is probably. at a later stage on Mars than on Earth. According to O.Yu. Shmidt05 Posmogoaic theory, since Mars was nearer to the protoplanetary cloud than Earth, the relative content of light Card 1/4 85543 Is There Water on Mars? s/o26/6o/ooo/oo9/oo8/oio A166/AO29 compounds (including water) in its composition must be greater., T-he quanilty of water an Mars must originally have been comparable with, or even greater than, that on Earth. Assuming the heat stream inside Mars (areothermic stream) to t,~- equal to that on Earth (geothermic), and knowing the maximum and minimum tempera- tures at the surface, the maximum depth of solid surface water layer mrast be about 500 m at the tropics and 2 km at the poles. Below this layer the water IB in a liquid state. Mars may therefore be covered with "oceans" of glacial conglo- merate, i.e., ice mixed with .- eolian deposits of mat-ter from the mountain peaks which remain above the water. level, By analogy with Earth and the difference be- tween peaks and ocean depths, the oceans may be as deep as 15 - 20 km, This ay-po- thesis would explain the suprisingly even relief on Mars. Night. precipi~latlon is observed as a I'morning aroll on Mars. There must be some sour:2e whereby t-he atmo- sphere is kept replenished with water, otherwise R. would long ago have been de- hydrated and there could be no atmospheric precipit'altion. The source of reDle- nishment may be volcanic processes or else tectonic cr meteorite fissures In the glacial conglomerate. Water or water vapor would gush out alarlA ths line of the fissure and condense upon meeting with the colder air to form. a whit-s zone along the fissure. Such white zones have i-_ fact bsen observed by N,P, Barabashey as bright, short-lived bands stretchina for tncojsands of, kiiometsr~z, sometimes exac'%- Card 2/4 85543 Is There Water on Mars? S/026/60/000/009/008/010 A166/AO29 1y along the line of a "canal" and sometimes between two adjoining canals. The cracks would become covered over with ice, bat ice ten times thinner than the surrounding ice mass and with temperatures ten times higher than at the same level in the mass. Such cracks might persist as flaws in the cryosphere for millions of years. Trom his calculations of the temperature distribution in the Martian lek" hydrosphere, the author deduces the presence of equatorial-polar circulation of water, deviating from the meridional like the trade winds on Earth. The effect of these currents on the strength of the ice mass would lead to cracks, primarily aligned south-west in the southern hemisphere. Such an alignment has been obserrv- ed by MacLaug~lin. The cracks would favor vegetation, especially in the southern latitudes where the sun is hotter. This may be the explanation of the Martian "canals". Since the cracks open up only episodically, the polar caps must play a decisive role in the regular supply of water to the Martian atmosphere. Optical measurements indicate that the polar caps are only millimeters or fractions of a millimeter thick. Clearly this is not in keeping with the theory of the "life- giving thawing" of the caps. The author's explanation for this phenomenon is as follows; In the lower and moderate latitudes the night precipitation in the form of ice conglomerate melts during the day and the water is evaporated. In the Card 3/4 8550 Is There Water on Mars? polar areas the crystals of ice polar caps are in fact surface long polar day the sun's rays polar cap) and liberate great the edge of the polar cap (the 3/026/60/000/009/008/010 A166/Ao2q are preserved at the surface, so that the Maei&n outcrops of the glacial conglomerate. During the melt the surface layers (summer retreat of the masses of water which could cause the dails-R-ning at "Life-giving wave"). There are 2 figures. /I card 4/4 8"68 S/555J60/007/000/006/007 a-9) B123/B201 AUTHOR. ~VV. ~D* TITLE: Behavior of the hydrosphere under Martian conditions and its observable phenomenological forms PERIODICAL: Voprosy kosmogonii, v.. 7, 1960, 142-166 TEET: The author has delivered lectures both at a oonfer~ence convened by the kafedra astrofiziki MGU (Division of Astrophysics, Moscow State Univer- 11 ity) on May 20, 1957,-and at the conference of the kafedra okeanologii MGU (Division of Oceanography, Moscow State University) in 1958- Here, he dis- cusses the possibility of inferring other conditions from' the hydrogen con- .tent of the Martian atmosphere.. A. I. Lebedinskiy does not exclude the pos- sibility of there being rock-covered frozen some on-Mars. The first section of the present paper is devoted to problems of the existence of ground water .-and the conservation of humidity of the Martian atmosphere. V. G. Fesenkov offers four possible sources that may account for the generation of thermal onergy on planetary bodies. The author believes that the thick icecap which is covered by dust (as a result of rook decay and decay products in the Card 1/2 Behavior of the hydrosphere ... AftPhAd W7W%!V 5/555160/007/000/006/007 B1237B201 lower layers of the atmosphere), has water underneath if the water reser- voirs on Earth and Mars are comparable. The thickness of the icecap is thought to be 0-5 at the equator and 2 km at the poles. 0. Yu. Shmidt is mentioned in this conneotion. Research conducted by oceanographists has made a valuable oontributi6n to astronomy, The icecap is defined as an icy conglomerate, and the durability of cracks in the icy conglomerate of Mars .is discussed along with the temperature near the cracks. The inevitable underground accumulation of atmospheric water could be compensated by cracks in the icecap. N. P. Barabashov has published a study on the "canals" Oi Mars. Studies by N. N. Zubov 'are also mentioned. Section 5 offers an explanation of the nature and geometry of the "canals" and of the dark zones on Mars. B. Yu. Levin, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and V. S. Safronov, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the Institut fiziki Zemli AN SSSR (Institute of Physics of the Earth AS USSR) are thanked for their interest in the work. There are 3'figures, I table, and 12 references: 11 Soviet-bloc and 1 non-Soviet-bloc. Card 2/2 a (z 50 S, ;6 0S-J 1~ 7~ M