Imperial College London
Professor Sanjeev Gupta

ProfessorSanjeevGupta

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Earth Science & Engineering

Professor of Earth Science
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 6527s.gupta

 
 
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Royal School of MinesSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

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@article{Grotzinger:2015:10.1126/science.aac7575,
author = {Grotzinger, JP and Gupta, S and Malin, MC and Rubin, DM and Schieber, J and Siebach, K and Sumner, DY and Stack, KM and Vasavada, AR and Arvidson, RE and Calef, F and Edgar, L and Fischer, WF and Grant, JA and Griffes, J and Kah, LC and Lamb, MP and Lewis, KW and Mangold, N and Minitti, ME and Palucis, M and Rice, M and Williams, RME and Yingst, RA and Blake, D and Blaney, D and Conrad, P and Crisp, J and Dietrich, WE and Dromart, G and Edgett, KS and Ewing, RC and Gellert, R and Hurowitz, JA and Kocurek, G and Mahaffy, P and McBride, MJ and McLennan, SM and Mischna, M and Ming, D and Milliken, R and Newsom, H and Oehler, D and Parker, TJ and Vaniman, D and Wiens, RC and Wilson, SA},
doi = {10.1126/science.aac7575},
journal = {Science},
pages = {1--12},
title = {Deposition, exhumation, and paleoclimate of an ancient lake deposit, Gale crater, Mars},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aac7575},
volume = {350},
year = {2015}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The landforms of northern Gale crater on Mars expose thick sequences of sedimentary rocks. Based on images obtained by the Curiosity rover, we interpret these outcrops as evidence for past fluvial, deltaic, and lacustrine environments. Degradation of the crater wall and rim probably supplied these sediments, which advanced inward from the wall, infilling both the crater and an internal lake basin to a thickness of at least 75 meters. This intracrater lake system probably existed intermittently for thousands to millions of years, implying a relatively wet climate that supplied moisture to the crater rim and transported sediment via streams into the lake basin. The deposits in Gale crater were then exhumed, probably by wind-driven erosion, creating Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp).
AU  - Grotzinger,JP
AU  - Gupta,S
AU  - Malin,MC
AU  - Rubin,DM
AU  - Schieber,J
AU  - Siebach,K
AU  - Sumner,DY
AU  - Stack,KM
AU  - Vasavada,AR
AU  - Arvidson,RE
AU  - Calef,F
AU  - Edgar,L
AU  - Fischer,WF
AU  - Grant,JA
AU  - Griffes,J
AU  - Kah,LC
AU  - Lamb,MP
AU  - Lewis,KW
AU  - Mangold,N
AU  - Minitti,ME
AU  - Palucis,M
AU  - Rice,M
AU  - Williams,RME
AU  - Yingst,RA
AU  - Blake,D
AU  - Blaney,D
AU  - Conrad,P
AU  - Crisp,J
AU  - Dietrich,WE
AU  - Dromart,G
AU  - Edgett,KS
AU  - Ewing,RC
AU  - Gellert,R
AU  - Hurowitz,JA
AU  - Kocurek,G
AU  - Mahaffy,P
AU  - McBride,MJ
AU  - McLennan,SM
AU  - Mischna,M
AU  - Ming,D
AU  - Milliken,R
AU  - Newsom,H
AU  - Oehler,D
AU  - Parker,TJ
AU  - Vaniman,D
AU  - Wiens,RC
AU  - Wilson,SA
DO  - 10.1126/science.aac7575
EP  - 12
PY  - 2015///
SN  - 0036-8075
SP  - 1
TI  - Deposition, exhumation, and paleoclimate of an ancient lake deposit, Gale crater, Mars
T2  - Science
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aac7575
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000362405600029&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - https://science.sciencemag.org/content/350/6257/aac7575
VL  - 350
ER  -
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