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Mars Exploration Rover Geologic traverse by the Spirit rover in the Plains of Gusev Crater, Mars

2005; Geological Society of America; Volume: 33; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/g21673.1

1943-2682

L. S. Crumpler, S. W. Squyres, R. E. Arvidson, J. F. Bell, D. L. Blaney, Nathalie A. Cabrol, P. R. Christensen, David J. DesMarais, Jack D. Farmer, R. L. Fergason, M. P. Golombek, F. D. Grant, J. A. Grant, R. Greeley, B. C. Hahn, K. E. Herkenhoff, J. A. Hurowitz, A. T. Knudson, Geoffrey A. Landis, R. Li, J. N. Maki, H. Y. McSween, D. W. Ming, J. E. Moersch, M. C. Payne, J. W. Rice, L. Richter, S. W. Ruff, M. R. Sims, S. D. Thompson, Nicholas J. Tosca, A. Wang, P. Whelley, S. P. Wright, M. B. Wyatt,

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Research Article| October 01, 2005 Mars Exploration Rover Geologic traverse by the Spirit rover in the Plains of Gusev Crater, Mars L.S. Crumpler; L.S. Crumpler 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar S.W. Squyres; S.W. Squyres 2Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R.E. Arvidson; R.E. Arvidson 3Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J.F. Bell,, III; J.F. Bell,, III 4Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D. Blaney; D. Blaney 5Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar N.A. Cabrol; N.A. Cabrol 6National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames/Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute, Space Science Division, Moffett Field, California 94035, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar P.R. Christensen; P.R. Christensen 7Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D.J. DesMarais; D.J. DesMarais 8National Space and Aeronautics Administration (NASA) Ames/Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute, Space Science Division, Moffett Field, California 94035, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J.D. Farmer; J.D. Farmer 9 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R. Fergason; R. Fergason 9 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M.P. Golombek; M.P. Golombek 10Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar F.D. Grant; F.D. Grant 11Department of Geological Sciences, AZ State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J.A. Grant; J.A. Grant 12Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R. Greeley; R. Greeley 13Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar B. Hahn; B. Hahn 14Department of Geosciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar K.E. Herkenhoff; K.E. Herkenhoff 15U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J.A. Hurowitz; J.A. Hurowitz 16Department of Geosciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A.T. Knudson; A.T. Knudson 17Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G.A. Landis; G.A. Landis 18National Space and Aeronautics Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44135, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R. Li; R. Li 19Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. Maki; J. Maki 20Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar H.Y. McSween; H.Y. McSween 21Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D.W. Ming; D.W. Ming 22National Space and Aeronautics Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 77058, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J.E. Moersch; J.E. Moersch 23Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M.C. Payne; M.C. Payne 24 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J.W. Rice; J.W. Rice 24 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar L. Richter; L. Richter 25Deutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Space Simulation, Linder Hoehe, Cologne, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar S.W. Ruff; S.W. Ruff 26Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. Sims; M. Sims 27National Space and Aeronautics Administration (NASA) Ames/Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute, Space Science Division, Moffett Field, California 94035, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar S.D. Thompson; S.D. Thompson 28Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar N. Tosca; N. Tosca 29Department of Geosciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. Wang; A. Wang 30Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar P. Whelley; P. Whelley 31 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar S.P. Wright; S.P. Wright 31 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M.B. Wyatt M.B. Wyatt 31 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information L.S. Crumpler 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, USA S.W. Squyres 2Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA R.E. Arvidson 3Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130 J.F. Bell,, III 4Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA D. Blaney 5Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA N.A. Cabrol 6National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames/Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute, Space Science Division, Moffett Field, California 94035, USA P.R. Christensen 7Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA D.J. DesMarais 8National Space and Aeronautics Administration (NASA) Ames/Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute, Space Science Division, Moffett Field, California 94035, USA J.D. Farmer 9 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA R. Fergason 9 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA M.P. Golombek 10Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA F.D. Grant 11Department of Geological Sciences, AZ State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA J.A. Grant 12Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, USA R. Greeley 13Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA B. Hahn 14Department of Geosciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA K.E. Herkenhoff 15U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, USA J.A. Hurowitz 16Department of Geosciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA A.T. Knudson 17Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA G.A. Landis 18National Space and Aeronautics Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44135, USA R. Li 19Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA J. Maki 20Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA H.Y. McSween 21Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA D.W. Ming 22National Space and Aeronautics Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 77058, USA J.E. Moersch 23Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA M.C. Payne 24 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA J.W. Rice 24 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA L. Richter 25Deutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Space Simulation, Linder Hoehe, Cologne, Germany S.W. Ruff 26Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA M. Sims 27National Space and Aeronautics Administration (NASA) Ames/Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute, Space Science Division, Moffett Field, California 94035, USA S.D. Thompson 28Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA N. Tosca 29Department of Geosciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA A. Wang 30Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA P. Whelley 31 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA S.P. Wright 31 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA M.B. Wyatt 31 Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 29 Mar 2005 Revision Received: 01 Jun 2005 Accepted: 19 Jun 2005 First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2005) 33 (10): 809–812. https://doi.org/10.1130/G21673.1 Article history Received: 29 Mar 2005 Revision Received: 01 Jun 2005 Accepted: 19 Jun 2005 First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation L.S. Crumpler, S.W. Squyres, R.E. Arvidson, J.F. Bell,, D. Blaney, N.A. Cabrol, P.R. Christensen, D.J. DesMarais, J.D. Farmer, R. Fergason, M.P. Golombek, F.D. Grant, J.A. Grant, R. Greeley, B. Hahn, K.E. Herkenhoff, J.A. Hurowitz, A.T. Knudson, G.A. Landis, R. Li, J. Maki, H.Y. McSween, D.W. Ming, J.E. Moersch, M.C. Payne, J.W. Rice, L. Richter, S.W. Ruff, M. Sims, S.D. Thompson, N. Tosca, A. Wang, P. Whelley, S.P. Wright, M.B. Wyatt; Mars Exploration Rover Geologic traverse by the Spirit rover in the Plains of Gusev Crater, Mars. Geology 2005;; 33 (10): 809–812. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G21673.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The Spirit rover completed a 2.5 km traverse across gently sloping plains on the floor of Gusev crater from its location on the outer rim of Bonneville crater to the lower slopes of the Columbia Hills, Mars. Using the Athena suite of instruments in a transect approach, a systematic series of overlapping panoramic mosaics, remote sensing observations, surface analyses, and trenching operations documented the lateral variations in landforms, geologic materials, and chemistry of the surface throughout the traverse, demonstrating the ability to apply the techniques of field geology by remote rover operations. Textures and shapes of rocks within the plains are consistent with derivation from impact excavation and mixing of the upper few meters of basaltic lavas. The contact between surrounding plains and crater ejecta is generally abrupt and marked by increases in clast abundance and decimeter-scale steps in relief. Basaltic materials of the plains overlie less indurated and more altered rock types at a time-stratigraphic contact between the plains and Columbia Hills that occurs over a distance of one to two meters. This implies that regional geologic contacts are well preserved and that Earth-like field geologic mapping will be possible on Mars despite eons of overturn by small impacts. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.