Extraformational sediment recycling on Mars
Extraformational sediment recycling (old sedimentary rock to new sedimentary rock) is a fundamental aspect of Earth’s geological record; tectonism exposes sedimentary rock, whereupon it is weathered and eroded to form new sediment that later becomes lithified. On Mars, tectonism has been minor, but...
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Edgett, K. S. Branham, S. G. Bennett, A. Edgard, L. A. Edwards, C. S. Fairén, A. Fedo, C. M. Fey, D. M. Garvin, J. B. Grotzinger, J. P. Gupta, S. Henderson, M. J. House, C. H. Mangold, N. McLennan, S. M. Newsom, H. E. Rowland, S. K. Siebach, K. L. Thompson, L. Van Bommel, S. J. Wiens, Roger Williams, R. M. E. Yingst, R. A. |
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Sediment recycling Mars Gale crater Mineralogy |
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Extraformational sediment recycling (old sedimentary rock to new sedimentary rock) is a fundamental aspect of Earth’s geological record; tectonism exposes sedimentary rock, whereupon it is weathered and eroded to form new sediment that later becomes lithified. On Mars, tectonism has been minor, but two decades of orbiter instrument–based studies show that some sedimentary rocks previously buried to depths of kilometers have been exposed, by erosion, at the surface. Four locations in Gale crater, explored using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Curiosity rover, exhibit sedimentary lithoclasts in sedimentary rock: At Marias Pass, they are mudstone fragments in sandstone derived from strata below an erosional unconformity; at Bimbe, they are pebble-sized sandstone and, possibly, laminated, intraclast-bearing, chemical (calcium sulfate) sediment fragments in conglomerates; at Cooperstown, they are pebble-sized fragments of sandstone within coarse sandstone; at Dingo Gap, they are cobble-sized, stratified sandstone fragments in conglomerate derived from an immediately underlying sandstone. Mars orbiter images show lithified sediment fans at the termini of canyons that incise sedimentary rock in Gale crater; these, too, consist of recycled, extraformational sediment. The recycled sediments in Gale crater are compositionally immature, indicating the dominance of physical weathering processes during the second known cycle. The observations at Marias Pass indicate that sediment eroded and removed from craters such as Gale crater during the Martian Hesperian Period could have been recycled to form new rock elsewhere. Our results permit prediction that lithified deltaic sediments at the Perseverance (landing in 2021) and Rosalind Franklin (landing in 2023) rover field sites could contain extraformational recycled sediment. |
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Extraformational sediment recycling on MarsEdgett, K. S.Branham, S. G.Bennett, A.Edgard, L. A.Edwards, C. S.Fairén, A.Fedo, C. M.Fey, D. M.Garvin, J. B.Grotzinger, J. P.Gupta, S.Henderson, M. J.House, C. H.Mangold, N.McLennan, S. M.Newsom, H. E.Rowland, S. K.Siebach, K. L.Thompson, L.Van Bommel, S. J.Wiens, RogerWilliams, R. M. E.Yingst, R. A.Sediment recyclingMarsGale craterMineralogyExtraformational sediment recycling (old sedimentary rock to new sedimentary rock) is a fundamental aspect of Earth’s geological record; tectonism exposes sedimentary rock, whereupon it is weathered and eroded to form new sediment that later becomes lithified. On Mars, tectonism has been minor, but two decades of orbiter instrument–based studies show that some sedimentary rocks previously buried to depths of kilometers have been exposed, by erosion, at the surface. Four locations in Gale crater, explored using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Curiosity rover, exhibit sedimentary lithoclasts in sedimentary rock: At Marias Pass, they are mudstone fragments in sandstone derived from strata below an erosional unconformity; at Bimbe, they are pebble-sized sandstone and, possibly, laminated, intraclast-bearing, chemical (calcium sulfate) sediment fragments in conglomerates; at Cooperstown, they are pebble-sized fragments of sandstone within coarse sandstone; at Dingo Gap, they are cobble-sized, stratified sandstone fragments in conglomerate derived from an immediately underlying sandstone. Mars orbiter images show lithified sediment fans at the termini of canyons that incise sedimentary rock in Gale crater; these, too, consist of recycled, extraformational sediment. The recycled sediments in Gale crater are compositionally immature, indicating the dominance of physical weathering processes during the second known cycle. The observations at Marias Pass indicate that sediment eroded and removed from craters such as Gale crater during the Martian Hesperian Period could have been recycled to form new rock elsewhere. Our results permit prediction that lithified deltaic sediments at the Perseverance (landing in 2021) and Rosalind Franklin (landing in 2023) rover field sites could contain extraformational recycled sediment.We thank Gwenael Caravaca (Mars Science Laboratory [MSL] Science Team), Colin Dundas (U.S. Geological Survey internal reviewer), two peer reviewers (Tim Goudge and anonymous), the Associate Editor (Lesli Wood), and the Editor (Shanaka de Silva) for comments and suggestions that helped us to improve our manuscript. We thank The Planetary Society for sharing with the public two years' worth of images from India's Mars Color Camera. This research was supported by NASA through the MSL Project managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology. Fairen was supported by the Project "MarsFirstWater," European Research Council Consolidator Grant 818602. MSL is a monumental undertaking that involved thousands of individuals spanning nearly two decades and dozens of nations from mission conception to the present. Everyone connected to this project is heartily thanked for their contributions. In addition, Mars-orbiting spacecraft and their science and engineering operations teams, along with NASA's Deep Space Network, were vital for relaying data from Curiosity to Earth and in supporting surface operations through data acquisitions of landforms and minerals in Gale crater and its regional context; we thank them for their strong and sustained efforts. During the August 2012-January 2020 study period, the following orbiters and their operations personnel performed data relays from Curiosity: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN), and the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter; With funding from the Spanish government through the "María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence" accreditation (MDM-2017-0737).Peer reviewGeo Science WorldUnidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-07370000-0003-1206-16390000-0001-6415-13320000-0001-7197-5751European Research Council (ERC)202120212020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501application/pdfhttps://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geosphere/article/16/6/1508/591698/Extraformational-sediment-recycling-on-Marshttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12666/171reponame:DIGITAL.INTA Repositorio Digital del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacialinstname:Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)InglésThe physicochemical nature of water on early Marsinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/818602Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International© 2020 The Authorshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.inta.es:20.500.12666/1712026-06-23T12:46:37Z |
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