Photogeologic Map of the Perseverance Rover Field Site in Jezero Crater Constructed by the Mars 2020 Science Team
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Stack, Kathryn M.; Williams, Nathan R.; Calef, Fred; Sun, Vivian Z.; Williford, Kenneth H.; Farley, Kenneth A.; Eide, Sigurd; Flannery, David; Hughes, Cory; Jacob, Samantha R.; Kah, Linda C.; Meyen, Forrest; Molina, Antonio; Nataf, Cathy Quantin; Rice, Melissa; Russell, Patrick; Scheller, Eva; Seeger, Christina H.; Abbey, William J.; Adler, Jacob B.; Amundsen, Hans; Anderson, Ryan B.; Angel, Stanley M.; Arana, Gorka; Atkins, James; Barrington, Megan; Berger, Tor; Borden, Rose; Boring, Beau; Brown, Adrian; Carrier, Brandi L.; Conrad, Pamela; Dypvik, Henning; Fagents, Sarah A.; Gallegos, Zachary E.; Garczynski, Brad; Golder, Keenan; Gomez, Felipe; Goreva, Yulia; Gupta, Sanjeev; Hamran, Svein-Erik; Hicks, Taryn; Hinterman, Eric Daniel; Horgan, Briony N.; Hurowitz, Joel; Johnson, Jeffrey R.; Lasue, Jeremie; Kronyak, Rachel E.; Liu, Yang; Madariaga, Juan Manuel; Mangold, Nicolas; McClean, John; Miklusicak, Noah; Nunes, Daniel; Rojas, Corrine; Runyon, Kirby; Schmitz, Nicole; Scudder, Noel; Shaver, Emily; SooHoo, Jason G.; Spaulding, Russell; Stanish, Evan; Tamppari, Leslie K.; Tice, Michael M.; Turenne, Nathalie; Willis, Peter A.; Aileen Yingst, R.; ... Show more Show less
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The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landing site is located within Jezero crater, a ∼50 km diameter impact crater interpreted to be a Noachian-aged lake basin inside the western edge of the Isidis impact structure. Jezero hosts remnants of a fluvial delta, inlet and outlet valleys, and infill deposits containing diverse carbonate, mafic, and hydrated minerals. Prior to the launch of the Mars 2020 mission, members of the Science Team collaborated to produce a photogeologic map of the Perseverance landing site in Jezero crater. Mapping was performed at a 1:5000 digital map scale using a 25 cm/pixel High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) orthoimage mosaic base map and a 1 m/pixel HiRISE stereo digital terrain model. Mapped bedrock and surficial units were distinguished by differences in relative brightness, tone, topography, surface texture, and apparent roughness. Mapped bedrock units are generally consistent with those identified in previously published mapping efforts, but this study’s map includes the distribution of surficial deposits and sub-units of the Jezero delta at a higher level of detail than previous studies. This study considers four possible unit correlations to explain the relative age relationships of major units within the map area. Unit correlations include previously published interpretations as well as those that consider more complex interfingering relationships and alternative relative age relationships. The photogeologic map presented here is the foundation for scientific hypothesis development and strategic planning for Perseverance’s exploration of Jezero crater.
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2020-11Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesJournal
Space Science Reviews
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Stack, Kathryn M. et al. "Photogeologic Map of the Perseverance Rover Field Site in Jezero Crater Constructed by the Mars 2020 Science Team." Space Science Reviews 216, 8 (November 2020): 127 © 2020 Springer Nature B.V.
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0038-6308
1572-9672