Geomorphology of Gale Crater, Rock on! |
Geomorphology of Gale Crater, Rock on! |
Sep 26 2012, 10:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
I'd like a discussion thread about the geology detatched from the time limits of current MSL threads. We had a 'Geomorphology of Cape York' thread that attracted a lot of interesting posts. How about 'Geomorphology of Gale Crater'? I have one or two ideas but many more questions, and I'd like to post them in a longer-running thread away from the day to day imaging discussion. Any other takers?
For starters, does anybody have a contour map of this place like the one at Meridiani with 5m intervals? ADMIN: You have your wishes fulfilled on UMSF (sometimes) |
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Oct 7 2012, 08:59 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 293 Joined: 22-September 08 From: Spain Member No.: 4350 |
Mmh, is the assumed order of events: 1) the last sulfate layers of Mt Sharp were deposited; 2) Mt Sharp was eroded; 3) The fan was deposited on the new floor of Gale Crater?
In that case the fan would be from an age long after conditions were suitable for the standing acidic water that created Mt Sharp layers, and after a dry period in which all the erosion happened. Maybe the atmosphere was gone already, and they were just seasonal flash streams from molten ice that then sublimated away. |
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