The first paper\u00a0about our results after landing has just been published. Its a short paper in Science with the title \u00a0‘Martian Fluvial Conglomerates at Gale Crater’ and it is led by Becky Williams of the Planetary Science Institute of Arizona.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing the first MastCam images come down of\u00a0the ‘Link’ outcrop was one of the highlights of the mission so far.\u00a0 Previously we had seen rounded clasts from\u00a0some distance but this time it was clear what we were seeing.\u00a0 By measuring the clast shapes and sizes (thats where\u00a0I contributed to this work together with Susanne Schwenzer of the Open University) we were able to help show direct comparisons with conglomerates from deserts on Earth, particularly the Atacama.\u00a0 By using stereo images with\u00a0other team members we were able to\u00a0characterise the shapes in\u00a03 dimensions as well.<\/p>\n
The stereo imagery of the conglomerates\u00a0is fantastic.\u00a0 If you get a pair of red-blue glasses for viewing analgylphs you can see this rock in 3d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now\u00a0Curiosity\u00a0is at Yellowknife Bay and we are waiting for the\u00a0next CheMin and SAM results from the second drillhole.\u00a0 The Yellowknife Bay sediments and veins had a complicated history and we are trying to piece together the different stages and temperatures of the fluids that these rocks encountered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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