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Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets Année : 2022

Geology and Stratigraphic Correlation of the Murray and Carolyn Shoemaker Formations Across the Glen Torridon Region, Gale Crater, Mars

L A Edgar
K A Bennett
V K Fox
K M Stack
R M E Williams
A A Fraeman
A R Vasavada
B. Sutter

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The Glen Torridon (GT) region within Gale crater, Mars, occurs in contact with the southern side of Vera Rubin ridge (VRR), a well-defined geomorphic feature that is comparatively resistant to erosion. Prior to detailed ground-based investigation of GT, its geologic relationship with VRR was unknown. Distinct lithologic subunits within the Jura member (Murray formation), which forms the upper part of VRR, made it possible to be also identified within GT. This indicates that the strata pass across the geomorphic divide between regions. Furthermore, the cross-bedded lower part of the overlying Knockfarril Hill member (Carolyn Shoemaker formation) also occurs within both VRR and GT. Correlation of both units demonstrates that the strata form a continuous stratigraphic succession regardless of large-scale geomorphic expression. The lithologic change from mudstone (Jura member) to cross-bedded sandstone (Knockfarril Hill member) heralds a significant shift in paleoenvironment from lacustrine to fluvial. The upper part of the Knockfarril Hill member consists of interbedded mudstone and sandstone that transitions to the overlying finely laminated mudstone of the Glasgow member, and a return to lacustrine deposition. In GT, the Stimson formation unconformably overlies the Glasgow member, where it demarks the southern boundary of GT. Contacts for each stratigraphic unit were defined and transferred to a high-resolution image base to make a geologic map and cross sections perpendicular to the NE strike. Stratal dips cannot exceed 2° NW to retain the positions of stratigraphic units in the locations they are exposed throughout GT.
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hal-03913918 , version 1 (27-12-2022)

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C M Fedo, A B Bryk, L A Edgar, K A Bennett, V K Fox, et al.. Geology and Stratigraphic Correlation of the Murray and Carolyn Shoemaker Formations Across the Glen Torridon Region, Gale Crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets, 2022, The Curiosity Rover's Investigation of Glen Torridon and the Surrounding Area, 127 (9), pp.e2022JE007408. ⟨10.1029/2022JE007408⟩. ⟨hal-03913918⟩
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