Mars Sedimentary Geology: Key Concepts and Outstanding Questions

John Grotzinger (1) , David W. Beaty (2) , Gilles Dromart (3) , Sanjeev Gupta (4) , Mitch Harris (5) , Joel A. Hurowitz (6) , Gary Kocurek (7) , Scott Mclennan (8) , Ralph Milliken (9) , Gian Gabrielle Ori (10) , Dawn Summer (11)

1 Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences [Pasadena]
2 Mars Program Office
3 LGL-TPE - Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon - Terre, Planètes, Environnement [Lyon]
4 Department of Earth Science and Technology [Imperial College London]
5 Chevron Energy Technology Company
6 JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
7 JSG - Jackson School of Geosciences
8 Department of Geosciences
9 CEEES - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Science [Notre Dame]
10 IRSPS - International Research School of Planetary Sciences [Pescara]
11 Department of geology

Keywords: MERIDIANI-PLANUM; BURNS FORMATION; CLAY-MINERALS; SPIRIT ROVER; BASIN EJECTA; LANDING SITE; RECORD; EVOLUTION; DEPOSITS; HISTORY

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Earth Sciences

John Grotzinger, David W. Beaty, Gilles Dromart, Sanjeev Gupta, Mitch Harris, et al.. Mars Sedimentary Geology: Key Concepts and Outstanding Questions. Astrobiology, 2011, 11 (1), pp.77-87. ⟨10.1089/ast.2010.0571⟩. ⟨insu-00676775⟩