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

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 surface that...

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Autores principales: Heydari, Ezat, Schroeder, Jeffrey F., Calef, Fred J., Parker, Timothy J., Fairén, Alberto G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10618461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37907611
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45068-5