Fluidized-sediment pipes in Gale crater, Mars, and possible Earth analogs

David M. Rubin; A.g. Fairén; J. Martínez-frías; Jens Frydenvang; O. Gasnault; G. Gelfenbaum; Walter Goetz; J.P. Grotzinger; Stéphane Le Mouélic; Nicolas Mangold; Horton E. Newsom; D.z. Oehler; W. Rapin; J. Schieber; R. C. Wiens

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Fluidized-sediment pipes in Gale crater, Mars, and possible Earth analogs

David M. Rubin, A.g. Fairén, J. Martínez-frías, Jens Frydenvang, O. Gasnault, G. Gelfenbaum, Walter Goetz, J.P. Grotzinger, Stéphane Le Mouélic, Nicolas Mangold, Horton E. Newsom, D.z. Oehler, W. Rapin, J. Schieber, R. C. Wiens

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Abstract

Since landing in Gale crater, the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity has traversed fluvial, lacustrine, and eolian sedimentary rocks that were deposited within the crater ~3.6 to 3.2 b.y. ago. Here we describe structures interpreted to be pipes formed by vertical movement of fluidized sediment. Like many pipes on Earth, those in Gale crater are more resistant to erosion than the host rock; they form near other pipes, dikes, or deformed sediment; and some contain internal concentric or eccentric layering. These structures provide new evidence of the importance of subsurface aqueous processes in shaping the near-surface geology of Mars.

Original language	English
Journal	Geology
Volume	45
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	7-10
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0091-7613
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1130/G38339.1
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes

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