Screamer7
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I read a bit about Aeolis Mons aka Mount Sharp inside Gale crater.
They stated that the mountain was formed as erosion take away the sedimentary deposits inside the crater.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Moundshigh.jpg
What I do not understand is how water erosion can erode away the sedimentary deposits inside Gale crater to left a mountain several kilometers higher than the craters rim.
The sediment material must be carried away from the crater, but how is that possible when the crater has a natural barrier in the form of it's rim?
My logic says that all that material would pool inside the crater, level with the craters rim.
If anybody can enlight me with this theory, I will appreciate it.
They stated that the mountain was formed as erosion take away the sedimentary deposits inside the crater.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Moundshigh.jpg
What I do not understand is how water erosion can erode away the sedimentary deposits inside Gale crater to left a mountain several kilometers higher than the craters rim.
The sediment material must be carried away from the crater, but how is that possible when the crater has a natural barrier in the form of it's rim?
My logic says that all that material would pool inside the crater, level with the craters rim.
If anybody can enlight me with this theory, I will appreciate it.
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