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‘Fire rings’ imply subsurface evaporites in Gale
The Curiosity rover has imaged a number of roughly circular features with thick walls along its traverse in Gale Crater. These features may indicate the existence of evaporite beds below the surface sediments, reports (PDF) Roger Wiens (Los Alamos National … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Dingo Gap, evaporites, fire rings, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Moonlight Valley, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, sediment pipes, Tappers
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