Strange Terraces on Mars are a Clear Signal of Sedimentary Rock - By Nancy_A
If we’ve learned anything about Mars the past 2-3 decades from the various rovers, landers and orbiters we’ve sent to the Red Planet, it’s that the planet’s geologic history is much more complicated and diverse than what we thought.
Studying sedimentary rocks up close is enticing because each of the layers contains a record or a snapshot of the environment on Mars through time.Before our in-situ observations of the planet, Mars was thought to be principally as a volcanic planet, where the surface features were due to eruptions of lavas and volcanic deposits.
Now, with surface explorations of rovers like Curiosity and Perseverance, our new view of Mars is that it had a rich history of interactions between water and the surface. Surface features show weathering and movement due to water transport.
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