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Using Earth analogues to decode the sedimentary history of Mars
A free public lecture at the Queensland Museum presented by Professor Marjorie Chan – University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah USA, Geological Society of America Duistinguished Lecturer for 2014. Presented by the Geological Society of Australia.
Mars has held our interest since ancient times, but now we have the ability to scientifically explore the Red Planet at unprecedented scales. Studies of sedimentary environments on Earth are critical to helping us interpret extra-terrestrial sedimentary and diagenetic processes, as well as where habitable environments might exist. This talk explores Earth analogue comparisons to Mars that include: red rocks and concretions (“blueberries”) and the implications for past fluid flow, similarities of cross bedded sandstone, comparisons of shoreline geometries and weathering phenomena.
