Architecture of Fluvial and Deltaic Deposits Exposed Along the Eastern Edge of the Western Fan of Jezero Crater, Mars - Faculté des Sciences de Sorbonne Université
Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets Année : 2024

Architecture of Fluvial and Deltaic Deposits Exposed Along the Eastern Edge of the Western Fan of Jezero Crater, Mars

Briony Horgan
Linda C Kah
Kathryn M. Stack

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Abstract Early observations from the Perseverance rover suggested a deltaic origin for the western fan of Jezero crater only from images of the Kodiak butte. Here, we use images from the SuperCam Remote Micro‐Imager and the Mastcam‐Z camera to analyze the western fan front along the rover traverse, and further assess its depositional origin. Outcrops in the middle to lower half of the hillslopes comprise planar and inclined beds of sandstone that are interpreted as foresets of deltaic deposits. Foresets are locally structured in ∼20–25 m thick, ∼80–100 m long, antiformal structures interpreted as deltaic mouth bars. Above these foresets, interbedded sandstones and boulder conglomerates are interpreted as fluvial topset beds. One well‐preserved lens of boulder conglomerate displays rounded clasts within well‐sorted sediment deposited in overall fining upward beds. We interpret these deposits as resulting from lateral accretion within fluvial channels. Estimations of peak discharge rates give a range between ∼100 and ∼500 m 3 s −1 . By contrast, boulder conglomerates exposed in the uppermost part of hillslopes are poorly sorted and truncate the underlying beds. The presence of these boulder deposits suggests that intense sediment‐laden flood episodes occurred after the deltaic foreset and topset beds were deposited, although the origin, timing, and relationship of these boulder deposits to the ancient lake that once filled Jezero crater remains undetermined. Overall, these observations confirm the deltaic nature of the fan front, and suggest a highly variable fluvial input.
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hal-04521111 , version 1 (26-03-2024)
hal-04521111 , version 2 (26-04-2024)

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Nicolas Mangold, Gwénaël Caravaca, Sanjeev Gupta, Rebecca M E Williams, Gilles Dromart, et al.. Architecture of Fluvial and Deltaic Deposits Exposed Along the Eastern Edge of the Western Fan of Jezero Crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets, 2024, The Perseverance Rover's Exploration of the Western Fan Front, Jezero Crater, Mars, 129 (3), pp.e2023JE008204. ⟨10.1029/2023je008204⟩. ⟨hal-04521111v1⟩
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