Diagenetic origin of nodules in the Sheepbed member, Yellowknife Bay formation, Gale crater, Mars

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
• Main Authors: Stack, K. M., Grotzinger, J. P., Kah, L. C., Schmidt, M. E., Mangold, N., Edgett, K. S., Sumner, D. Y., Siebach, K. L., Nachon, M., Lee, R., Blaney, D. L., Deflores, L. P., Edgar, L. A., Fairén, A. G., Leshin, L. A., Maurice, S., Oehler, D. Z., Rice, M. S., Wiens, R. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2014
• Subjects: Mars Science Laboratory; Yellowknife Bay; diagenesis; concretions; Yellowknife
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/2014je004617

The Sheepbed member of the Yellowknife Bay formation in Gale crater contains millimeterâ€scale nodules that represent an array of morphologies unlike those previously observed in sedimentary deposits on Mars. Three types of nodules have been identified in the Sheepbed member in order of decreasing a...