The Stimson formation at the Greenheugh pediment: stratigraphy, architecture, and correlation

Steven G. Banham (1) , Candice C Bedford (2) , Sanjeev Gupta (1) , Amelie Roberts (1) , William E. Dietrich (3) , Alexander B. Bryk (4) , David M. Rubin (5) , John Grotzinger (6) , Aaron Weintraub (7) , Christopher H. House (8) , Gwénaël Caravaca (9) , Rebecca M. E. Williams (10) , Linda C. Kah (11) , Ashwin Vasavada (12)

1 Department of Earth Science and Engineering [Imperial College London]
2 LPI - Lunar and Planetary Institute [Houston]
3 CALTECH - California Institute of Technology
4 EPS - Department of Earth and Planetary Science [UC Berkeley]
5 UC Santa Cruz - University of California [Santa Cruz]
6 Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences [Pasadena]
7 Northern Arizona University [Flagstaff]
8 Penn State Department of Geosciences
9 IRAP - Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie
10 PSI - Planetary Science Institute [Tucson]
11 Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences [Knoxville]
12 JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The Stimson formation, Gale crater represents the preserved expression of a major dune field which coalesced on the eroded flank of Mount Sharp [1-3]. This unit, which records spatial and temporal relations between interacting dunes can be used to gain insight into aeolian processes, interactions, and dune field construction processes on other planetary bodies. Here, the current understanding (as of spring 2022) of the Stimson formation at the Greenheugh pediment is summarized.

Mots clés: Mars; dunes; aeolian setting; Gale crater; MSL; Stimson Formation

Domaines: Planète et Univers [physics]; Sciences de la Terre; Planétologie; Stratigraphie

Steven G. Banham, Candice C Bedford, Sanjeev Gupta, Amelie Roberts, William E. Dietrich, et al.. The Stimson formation at the Greenheugh pediment: stratigraphy, architecture, and correlation. 7TH INTERNATIONAL PLANETARY DUNES WORKSHOP, May 2022, Alamosa, Colorado, United States. ⟨hal-03922858⟩