Heterolithic Boulder-Strewn Units Overlying Murray and Stimson Formations: A Record of Activity in Gale Crater Subsequent to Exposure of the Stimson Formation

R. C. Wiens (1) , K. Edgett , K. Stack , N. Mangold (2) , P. Gasda (1) , S. Maurice (3) , O. Gasnault (3) , W. E. Dietrich , A. Bryk , L. Thompson

1 LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory
2 LPG - Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique [UMR 6112]
3 IRAP - Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie

MSL/Curiosity explored 3 boulder-strewn regions overlying the Murray formation and also the much more recent eolian Stimson fm. Boulders and cobbles of sandstone and Stimson-composition conglomerates give hints of relatively recent processes in Gale.

Domaines: Planétologie

R. C. Wiens, K. Edgett, K. Stack, N. Mangold, P. Gasda, et al.. Heterolithic Boulder-Strewn Units Overlying Murray and Stimson Formations: A Record of Activity in Gale Crater Subsequent to Exposure of the Stimson Formation. Ninth International Conference on Mars, Jul 2019, Pasadena, United States. ⟨hal-02411332⟩