Wind-related processes detected by the Spirit rover at Gusev crater, Mars

R. Greeley; S. W. Squyres; R. E. Arvidson; P. Bartlett; James Bell; D. Blaney; N. A. Cabrol; Jack Farmer; B. Farrand; M. P. Golombek; S. P. Gorevan; J. A. Grant; A. F C Haldemann; K. E. Herkenhoff; J. Johnson; G. Landis; M. B. Madsen; S. H. McLennan; J. Moersch; J. W. Rice; L. Richter; Steven Ruff; R. J. Sullivan; S. D. Thompson; A. Wang; C. M. Weitz; P. Whelley

doi:10.1126/science.1100108

Wind-related processes detected by the Spirit rover at Gusev crater, Mars

R. Greeley, S. W. Squyres, R. E. Arvidson, P. Bartlett, James Bell, D. Blaney, N. A. Cabrol, Jack Farmer, B. Farrand, M. P. Golombek, S. P. Gorevan, J. A. Grant, A. F C Haldemann, K. E. Herkenhoff, J. Johnson, G. Landis, M. B. Madsen, S. H. McLennan, J. Moersch, J. W. RiceL. Richter, Steven Ruff, R. J. Sullivan, S. D. Thompson, A. Wang, C. M. Weitz, P. Whelley

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Wind-abraded rocks, ripples, drifts, and other deposits of windblown sediments are seen at the Columbia Memorial Station where the Spirit rover landed. Orientations of these features suggest formative winds from the north-northwest, consistent with predictions from atmospheric models of afternoon winds in Gusev Crater. Cuttings from the rover Rock Abrasion Tool are asymmetrically distributed toward the south-southeast, suggesting active winds from the north-northwest at the time (midday) of the abrasion operations. Characteristics of some rocks, such as a two-toned appearance, suggest that they were possibly buried and exhumed on the order of 5 to 60 centimeters by wind deflation, depending on location.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	810-821
Number of pages	12
Journal	Science
Volume	305
Issue number	5685
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1100108
State	Published - Aug 6 2004

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Greeley, R., Squyres, S. W., Arvidson, R. E., Bartlett, P., Bell, J., Blaney, D., Cabrol, N. A., Farmer, J., Farrand, B., Golombek, M. P., Gorevan, S. P., Grant, J. A., Haldemann, A. F. C., Herkenhoff, K. E., Johnson, J., Landis, G., Madsen, M. B., McLennan, S. H., Moersch, J., ... Whelley, P. (2004). Wind-related processes detected by the Spirit rover at Gusev crater, Mars. Science, 305(5685), 810-821. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1100108

Greeley, R, Squyres, SW, Arvidson, RE, Bartlett, P, Bell, J, Blaney, D, Cabrol, NA, Farmer, J, Farrand, B, Golombek, MP, Gorevan, SP, Grant, JA, Haldemann, AFC, Herkenhoff, KE, Johnson, J, Landis, G, Madsen, MB, McLennan, SH, Moersch, J, Rice, JW, Richter, L, Ruff, S, Sullivan, RJ, Thompson, SD, Wang, A, Weitz, CM & Whelley, P 2004, 'Wind-related processes detected by the Spirit rover at Gusev crater, Mars', Science, vol. 305, no. 5685, pp. 810-821. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1100108

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