The outcrop is a well-sortedgravelconglomerate, containing well-rounded, smooth, abraded pebbles. Occasional pebbles up to a few centimeters across are embedded in amongst a matrix of finer rounded particles, up to a centimeter across. It has been interpreted as a fluvialsediment, deposited by a vigorously flowing stream, probably between ankle and waist deep. This stream is part of an ancient alluvial fan, which descends from the steep terrain at the rim of Gale crater across its floor.[2]
goulburn, mars, goulburn, also, known, goulburn, scour, rock, outcrop, surface, aeolis, palus, between, peace, vallis, aeolis, mons, mount, sharp, gale, crater, planet, mars, outcrop, encountered, curiosity, rover, landing, bradbury, landing, august, 2012, mis. Goulburn also known as Goulburn Scour is a rock outcrop on the surface of Aeolis Palus between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons Mount Sharp in Gale crater on the planet Mars 1 2 3 The outcrop was encountered by the Curiosity rover on landing at the Bradbury Landing on August 6 2012 the 1st sol of the mission and is named after a two billion year old sequence of rocks in Northern Canada The approximate site coordinates are 4 35 S 137 26 E 4 59 S 137 44 E 4 59 137 44 Goulburn Goulburn rock outcrop on Mars an ancient streambed 1 2 3 viewed by the Curiosity rover August 17 2012 Feature typeRock outcropCoordinates4 35 S 137 26 E 4 59 S 137 44 E 4 59 137 44The outcrop is a well sorted gravel conglomerate containing well rounded smooth abraded pebbles Occasional pebbles up to a few centimeters across are embedded in amongst a matrix of finer rounded particles up to a centimeter across It has been interpreted as a fluvial sediment deposited by a vigorously flowing stream probably between ankle and waist deep This stream is part of an ancient alluvial fan which descends from the steep terrain at the rim of Gale crater across its floor 2 Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGallery edit nbsp Goulburn Link and Hottah rock outcrops suggest vigorously flowing water in an ancient streambed September 27 2012 nbsp Goulburn rock outcrop on Mars near the landing site Bradbury Landing of the Curiosity rover August 17 2012 nbsp Goulburn rock outcrop on Mars an ancient streambed 1 2 3 viewed by the Curiosity rover August 17 2012 nbsp Goulburn rock outcrop on Mars Close up August 17 2012 See also editAeolis quadrangle Bedrock Composition of Mars Geology of Mars Hottah Mars Link Mars List of rocks on Mars Rock outcrop Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory Water on MarsReferences edit a b c Brown Dwayne Cole Steve Webster Guy Agle D C September 27 2012 NASA Rover Finds Old Streambed On Martian Surface NASA Retrieved September 28 2012 a b c d NASA s Curiosity Rover Finds Old Streambed on Mars NASA September 27 2012 Retrieved September 28 2012 via YouTube a b c Chang Alicia September 27 2012 Mars rover Curiosity finds signs of ancient stream AP News Retrieved September 27 2012 External links editCuriosity Rover Official Site NASA Mars Exploration Program Volcanic rock classification Video 04 32 Evidence Water Vigorously Flowed On Mars September 2012Notable rocks on Mars nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Adirondack Spirit Barnacle Bill Sojourner Bathurst Inlet Curiosity Big Joe Viking Block Island Opportunity M Bounce Opportunity Coronation Curiosity El Capitan Opportunity nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Esperance Opportunity Goulburn Curiosity Heat Shield Opportunity M Home Plate Spirit Hottah Curiosity Jake Matijevic Curiosity Last Chance Opportunity Link Curiosity nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Mackinac Island Opportunity M Mimi Spirit Oilean Ruaidh Opportunity M Pot of Gold Spirit Rocknest 3 Curiosity Shelter Island Opportunity M Tintina Curiosity Yogi Sojourner nbsp M Meteorite This box viewtalkedit Portal nbsp Solar System nbsp This article about the planet Mars or its moons is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Goulburn Mars amp oldid 1177092318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
