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Structural Analysis, Layer Thickness Measurements and Mineralogical Investigation of the Largest Interior Layered Deposit within Ganges Chasma, Valles Marineris, Mars

A. Hore, Frank Fueten, J. Flahaut, Robert M. Stesky, Angelo Pio Rossi, Ernst Hauber, Cathy Quantin‐Nataf

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Valles Marineris (VM) Chasma is thought to have been formed during a two-stage pro-cess. Early ancestral basins [1] were later linked to result in the current topography [2]. Interior Layered Deposits (ILDs) occur throughout VM, yet their origin(s) remain uncertain. Several formation mecha-nisms having been proposed [refs in 3]. Studies determining layer thickness and attitudes, as well as mineralogy studies provide insights into the ILD deposition mechanisms [3]. This study focuses on the largest ILD located within Ganges Chasma.

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Valles Marineris (VM) Chasma is thought to have been formed during a two-stage pro-cess. Early ancestral basins [1] were later linked to result in the current topography [2]. Interior Layered Deposits (ILDs) occur throughout VM, yet their origin(s) remain uncertain. Several formation mecha-nisms having been proposed [refs in 3]. Studies determining layer thickness and attitudes, as well as mineralogy studies provide insights into the ILD deposition mechanisms [3]. This study focuses on the largest ILD located within Ganges Chasma.

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Valles Marineris (VM) Chasma is thought to have been formed during a two-stage pro-cess. Early ancestral basins [1] were later linked to result in the current topography [2]. Interior Layered Deposits (ILDs) occur throughout VM, yet their origin(s) remain uncertain. Several formation mecha-nisms having been proposed [refs in 3]. Studies determining layer thickness and attitudes, as well as mineralogy studies provide insights into the ILD deposition mechanisms [3]. This study focuses on the largest ILD located within Ganges Chasma.

Key concepts: Geology, Mars Exploration Program, Deposition (geology), Layer (electronics), Noachian, Stage (stratigraphy), Geochemistry, Mineralogy

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