Geologic Mapping
Overview
Planetary maps are useful for visualizing the distribution of surface rock types and understanding regional history. We use remote sensing and sometimes in situ observations to decipher the depositional and erosional history of landscapes.
Projects
An ancient martian valley - Hypanis Valles
We mapped the catchment region and the deposit region of a candidate Mars rover landing site to determine the sequence of events and likely source of sediment.
Perseverance rover landing site - Jezero crater
We mapped units within the collaborative geologic map for the Mars 2020 mission team. The map covers the landing and traverse region in western Jezero crater, Mars.
Related Works
Stack, K. M., Williams, N. R., Calef, F., Sun, V. Z., Williford, K. H., Farley, K. A., including Adler, J. B., et al. (2020). Photogeologic map of the perseverance rover field site in Jezero Crater constructed by the Mars 2020 Science Team. Space Science Reviews, 216(8), 1-47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-020-00739-x.
Adler, J. B., Bell, J. F., Warner, N. H., Dobrea, E. N., and Harrison, T. N. (2022). Regional Geology of the Hypanis Valles System, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127(3), https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JE006994.
Adler, J. B. (2022). Digital elevation model mosaic of the Hypanis region, Mars. [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5935860
Adler, J. B., Bell, J. F., Warner, N. H., Dobrea, E. N., and Harrison, T. N. (2021). Map Shapefiles of Regional Geology of the Hypanis Valles Region, Mars. [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5574702