Vivian Z. Sun
Kathryn M. Stack
2020
Geologic map of Jezero crater and the Nili Planum region, Mars
vector digital data
SIM
3464
Menlo Park, CA
US Geologic Survey
https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3464
The cratered highlands located northwest of Isidis Planitia have been recognized as one of the best preserved Noachian landscapes currently exposed on Mars, hosting a record of diverse surface processes, diagenesis, and aqueous alteration. This region has consistently been considered a high priority for landed-mission exploration, and includes the anticipated landing site of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover within Jezero crater. Past mapping efforts focused on Jezero crater and the area outside it, Nili Planum, and have varied in spatial extent, map scale, and purpose, though none have provided a continuous, high-resolution geologic map at uniform scale connecting the two locations. This effort represents the first, large-scale, continuous geologic map spanning both Jezero crater and Nili Planum using high-resolution images.
The map area contains the majority of both Jezero crater and Nili Planum at a publication map scale of 1:75,000, which was chosen to encompass the Jezero and southern Nili Planum landing sites under consideration for the Mars 2020 mission at the time of project initiation. This map covers an area that is exactly 1 by 1 degree (~60 by 60 km), spanning 76.8° to 77.8° E. in longitude and 17.7° to 18.7° N. in latitude. The primary base map used for this geologic map is composed of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Context Camera (CTX) images, compiled into a 6 meter per pixel mosaic. A nighttime Thermal Emission Imaging System 100 m/pixel image mosaic, digital terrain models constructed from CTX images, High-Resolution Stereo Camera topographic data, and High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment images also aided in unit identification and the assessment of stratigraphic relationships. We defined map units on the basis of various characteristics visible in the CTX data at map scale, such as their texture, tone, morphology, marginal characteristics, geographic location, and stratigraphic relationship to other units. Some units occur solely within Jezero crater, while Nili Planum contains a sequence of units that are present across the broader northwest Isidis region. Other units occur in both Jezero crater and Nili Planum, including bedrock, aeolian, and crater units. This map product provides a regional geologic framework that connects the geologic units across Jezero crater and Nili Planum and the history they imply, facilitates future local-scale observations by landed missions of the Jezero and Nili Planum region, and enables the extrapolation of units that have been defined primarily by mineralogic composition to areas where there is no existing orbital spectroscopic data.
A 1:75,000-scale geologic map of Jezero Crater and the Nili Planum Region,
Mars.
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ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Planetary
Geology
Jezero
Crater
Nili Planum
Mars
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Vivian Sun
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
mailing
MS 264-850
Pasadena
CA
91109
(626) 314-0121
vivian.sun@jpl.nasa.gov
This map was funded by NASA for publication by the USGS.
All attributes have been reviewed and verified for accuracy.
All data have been reviewed and verified for consistency.
All data have been reviewed and verified for completeness.
This map was created on a semi-controlled CTX mosaic prior to the release of the controlled CTX mosaic (https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GV1ND3) released in July 2020 as created for surface operations for the Mars 2020 mission. Thus, this map and included semi-controlled CTX mosaic, will have random offsets of about 100-200 meters from the surface operations CTX mosaic.
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Mars_2000_(Sphere)
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Jezero_GeoUnits.shp Attribute Table
Table containing attribute information associated with the data set.
Producer Defined
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Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
Feature geometry.
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Coordinates defining the features.
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Feature ID
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Length
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SHAPE_Area
Area
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James A. Skinner
U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Region
Research Geologist
mailing address
2255 North Gemini Drive
Flagstaff
AZ
86001
United States
928-556-7043
928-556-7014
jskinner@usgs.gov
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Digital Data
https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3464
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20200814
Anderson Moyers
USGS Astrogeology Science Center
IT Specialist (Applications Software)
mailing and physical
2255 North Gemini Drive
Flagstaff
AZ
86001
US
928-556-7220
928-556-7014
amoyers@usgs.gov
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