Sedimentology of Kimberley outcrop (Gale Crater, Mars), using "in situ" simulated field work in Virtual Reality

Gwénaël Caravaca (1) , Nicolas Mangold (1) , Stéphane Le Mouélic (1) , Laetitia Le Deit (1) , Marion Massé (1)

1 LPG - Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique [UMR 6112]

The Kimberley outcrop, traversed by Curiosity in 2014, shows a siliciclastic depositional record with an unexpectedly high potassic content. However, its intra-and inter-formational relations are still poorly constrained yet critical to understand the paleoenvironmental implication of this geochemical anomaly. To answer these questions, we use a high-resolution Digital Outcrop Model integrated into a Virtual Reality environment. We therefore characterize multi-scale sedimentary features, highlighting laterally evolving depositional conditions.

Domaines: Stratigraphie; Sciences de la Terre; Planétologie

Gwénaël Caravaca, Nicolas Mangold, Stéphane Le Mouélic, Laetitia Le Deit, Marion Massé. Sedimentology of Kimberley outcrop (Gale Crater, Mars), using "in situ" simulated field work in Virtual Reality. EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019, Sep 2019, Genève, Switzerland. , 13, pp.EPSC-DPS2019-410-1, 2019, EPSC Abstracts. ⟨10.13140/RG.2.2.22791.96163⟩. ⟨hal-02882174⟩