Murray formation
E803492
The Murray formation is a sedimentary rock unit on Mars within Gale Crater, studied by the Curiosity rover for its record of ancient lake and habitable environments.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| age | Hesperian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| analyzedFor |
geochemistry
ⓘ
mineralogy ⓘ sedimentology ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf |
fine-grained sandstone
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| contains |
drill targets
ⓘ
multiple stratigraphic members ⓘ |
| containsEvidenceOf |
concretions
ⓘ
cross-bedding ⓘ diagenetic alteration ⓘ hematite ⓘ laminated bedding ⓘ long-lived liquid water ⓘ low-energy depositional environments ⓘ mudcracks ⓘ nodules ⓘ silica enrichment ⓘ stratified lake deposits ⓘ sulfate minerals ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic to lacustrine settings
ⓘ
lake bottom ⓘ |
| exploredSince | 2014 ⓘ |
| hostRockFor | organic-matter detections by Curiosity ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | lacustrine sedimentary sequence ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gale Crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bruce C. Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedByInstrument |
APXS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CheMin NERFINISHED ⓘ ChemCam NERFINISHED ⓘ DAN NERFINISHED ⓘ MAHLI NERFINISHED ⓘ Mastcam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Bradbury group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mount Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMission | Mars Science Laboratory mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| records |
ancient lake environments
ⓘ
habitable environments ⓘ |
| significance | key record of ancient Martian habitability ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Curiosity rover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thickness | hundreds of meters ⓘ |
| underlies |
Siccar Point group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vera Rubin Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.