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A closes examination of geological context Gale Crater the landing site of
the Mars
Science Laboratory Curiosity shows that the impact
probably trigger an eruption of underground water that resulted in the dark
regions which are probably a result of hematite rich soil.
Curtesy of NASA/JPL The southern part of the crater shows only
a little evidence of water inflow but enough it was probably a
result of overspill flowing back into the crater. Un like the
Meridiani Planum region there is no real evidence of a real
inflow channel. There is semi dark area supporting the idea of an
overspill. Other than the three small backflow areas the rest of the
southern rim shows the up wart fracturing seen in many other
craters. The northern end however shows some evidence of
considerable out flow. The two fan like structures come out
from under Mount Sharp seem to have been created by the impact which
may have been at a slight angle. They seem to have been initially
overflowed with water that had erupted in the southern part of the
crater because they have both have flow channels on both sides, This supports the
Catastrophic theory of Martian Geology and an underground
source of the water that once flooded
Meridiani Planum region. . |
