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Lacustrine sedimentation by powerful storm waves in Gale crater and its implications for a warming episode on Mars

Abstract This investigation documents that the Rugged Terrain Unit, the Stimson formation, and the Greenheugh sandstone were deposited in a 1200 m-deep lake that formed after the emergence of Mt. Sharp in Gale crater, Mars, nearly 4 billion years ago. In fact, the Curiosity rover traversed on a surf...

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Published in:Scientific Reports
Main Authors: Ezat Heydari, Jeffrey F. Schroeder, Fred J. Calef, Timothy J. Parker, Alberto G. Fairén
Format: Article
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45068-5
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