geology of Gale Crater and Mount Sharp |
geology of Gale Crater and Mount Sharp |
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The idea that the Lower Formation of Mt. Sharp is of lacustrine origin (lakebed sediments) has rather fallen out of favor recently, but I just finished my essay on Mars, "An Interpretation of the Geology of Gale Crater & Mount Sharp, with Implications for the History & Habitability of Mars," which I have spent over one year researching and writing, and the primary thrust of this paper is to offer a fresh defense of the lacustrine model, incorporating some fairly original ideas on my part. I'm not a professional scientist, but this is a labor of love that springs from a near-lifelong interest in Mars (since I was a young boy in the 1960s). And I'm trying to publicize it prior to Curiosity reaching Mt. Sharp, as that will be a test of my theories, and I'm hoping to get some recognition if I'm right. So here's the link for all interested readers: http://galecratergeology1.tumblr.com/post/...le-crater-mount
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Firstly let me congratulate you David, on the level of effort you have put in and I appreciate that this is meant to be an essay rather than a formal paper. Consequently the referencing for papers etc. can simply be a bracketed reference number in text relating to the references summary. Certainly in many articles and papers, including LSPC, authors do not necessarily reference the provenance of images. Still it is polite to do so but make it a list of figures else the referencing clutters the document and you lose continuity. I enjoyed reading this although the format and layout presents a real challenge and the flow of logic is pretty disjointed. All in all it was a bit of a challenge. I am not sure what your end objective is; publication, presentation at a scientific forum or exposure on forums such as this. Regardless, Juramike has pretty well summarised my feelings on layout and presentation, although I suspect that to some extent your format is suffering from the vagaries of Tumblr which is not really a vehicle of choice. Visual presentation and structure is extremely important and it would be sensible to convert the document to .pdf. I would suggest that you don't let ego get in the way, treat this as preliminary draft and start the process of rewriting which is unfortunately an integral part of paper writing. The end results will be worth it.
Enough on presentation. While I don't think that you actually present any new concepts you are trying to present your insights as a cohesive hypothesis, addressing Gale crater as a whole and an effort such as yours deserves a well considered response. I intend to try and sort out (in my own mind) your propositions over the next week or so and I will correspond directly with you by email. Would you mind letting me know your address on the forum messaging system? Incidentally, I would suggest you use the metric system as opposed to feet. |
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