Deposition and erosion of a Light-Toned Yardang-forming unit of Mt Sharp, Gale crater, Mars
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116681
Abstract: Abstract Gale crater is a large impact crater with a ca 5 km thick sequence of stratified rocks in it, expressed today as a central eroded mound (i.e., Aeolis Mons informally named Mt. Sharp). A… read more here.
Keywords: crater; unit; deposition erosion; toned yardang ... See more keywords
Tectonic evolution of Juventae Chasma, Mars, and the deformational and depositional structural attributes of the four major light-toned rock exposures therein
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.05.032
Abstract: Abstract Juventae Chasma, a canyon peripheral to the Valles Marineris trough system, is the product of a unique merger of a Martian chaotic terrain depression and an extensional (tectonic) chasm. The chaotic terrain portion is… read more here.
Keywords: juventae chasma; chaotic terrain; light toned;
Light-toned deposit in the northeastern Hellas basin formed by terrain-conforming airfall sedimentation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114356
Abstract: Abstract Extensive exposures of a light-toned deposit (LTD) occurs on the northeastern interior slope of the Hellas basin. This deposit is on the floors of all but the youngest craters greater than 30 km in diameter… read more here.
Keywords: light toned; deposit northeastern; toned deposit; deposit ... See more keywords