Desiccation cracks provide evidence of lake drying on Mars, Sutton Island member, Murray formation, Gale Crater

Nathan Stein; J.P. Grotzinger; Juergen Schieber; Nicolas Mangold; B. Hallet; Horton E. Newsom; K.M. Stack; J.A. Berger; L. Thompson; K.l. Siebach; Agnes Cousin; Stéphane Le Mouélic; M. Minitti; D.Y. Sumner; C. Fedo; C.H. House; S. Gupta; A.R. Vasavada; Ralf Gellert; R.C. Wiens; Jens Frydenvang; Olivier Forni; Pierre-Yves Meslin; V. Payré; E. Dehouck

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Desiccation cracks provide evidence of lake drying on Mars, Sutton Island member, Murray formation, Gale Crater

Nathan Stein, J.P. Grotzinger, Juergen Schieber, Nicolas Mangold, B. Hallet, Horton E. Newsom, K.M. Stack, J.A. Berger, L. Thompson, K.l. Siebach, Agnes Cousin, Stéphane Le Mouélic, M. Minitti, D.Y. Sumner, C. Fedo, C.H. House, S. Gupta, A.R. Vasavada, Ralf Gellert, R.C. WiensJens Frydenvang, Olivier Forni, Pierre-Yves Meslin, V. Payré, E. Dehouck

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Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover data are used to describe the morphology of desiccation cracks observed in ancient lacustrine strata at Gale crater, Mars, and to interpret their paleoenvironmental setting. The desiccation cracks indicate subaerial exposure of lacustrine facies in the Sutton Island member of the Murray formation. In association with ripple cross-stratification and possible eolian cross-bedding, these facies indicate a transition from longer-lived perennial lakes recorded by older strata to younger lakes characterized by intermittent exposure. The transition from perennial to episodically exposed lacustrine environments provides evidence for local to regional climate change that can help constrain Mars climate models.

Original language	English
Journal	Geology
Volume	46
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	515-518
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0091-7613
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1130/G40005.1
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2018

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Stein, N., Grotzinger, J. P., Schieber, J., Mangold, N., Hallet, B., Newsom, H. E., Stack, K. M., Berger, J. A., Thompson, L., Siebach, K. L., Cousin, A., Le Mouélic, S., Minitti, M., Sumner, D. Y., Fedo, C., House, C. H., Gupta, S., Vasavada, A. R., Gellert, R., ... Dehouck, E. (2018). Desiccation cracks provide evidence of lake drying on Mars, Sutton Island member, Murray formation, Gale Crater. Geology, 46(6), 515-518. https://doi.org/10.1130/G40005.1

Stein, N, Grotzinger, JP, Schieber, J, Mangold, N, Hallet, B, Newsom, HE, Stack, KM, Berger, JA, Thompson, L, Siebach, KL, Cousin, A, Le Mouélic, S, Minitti, M, Sumner, DY, Fedo, C, House, CH, Gupta, S, Vasavada, AR, Gellert, R, Wiens, RC, Frydenvang, J, Forni, O, Meslin, P-Y, Payré, V & Dehouck, E 2018, 'Desiccation cracks provide evidence of lake drying on Mars, Sutton Island member, Murray formation, Gale Crater', Geology, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 515-518. https://doi.org/10.1130/G40005.1

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