Sedimentary Signs of a Martian Lakebed

Sedimentary Signs of a Martian Lakebed

This evenly layered rock photographed by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover shows a pattern typical of a lake-floor sedimentary deposit not far from where flowing water entered a lake.

Topics

  • NASA
  • geology
  • sediment
  • Space
  • Mars