Nicolas Mangold Created 2026-10-25 Updated 2026-11-05
Nicolas Mangold coauthored an analysis of Perseverance rover images of sedimentary outcrops in Jezero crater on Mars. Inclined layers support delta advance into a lake, while overlying coarse deposits indicate later energetic floods.[ref]
The close views reveal structures that orbital images could not resolve. Their ordering reconstructs changing flow conditions, illustrating how sedimentology turns an exposed rock face into evidence about a past hydrological system.