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Using this telescope allowed the team of US and French scientists to reveal the conditions under which these sedimentary beds first formed.
Moving up through the terrain, which is several hundred feet thick, the types of bed change radically, the team explained.
Lying above the lake-deposited clays that form the base of Mount Sharp, wide, tall, cross-bedded structures are a sign of the migration of wind-formed dunes.
These dunes would have formed during a long, dry climate episode, thought to have been common and interspersing shorter, wet periods.
Mars shifted between long dry periods and wetter eras before completely drying up to the nearly dead world we see today about three billion years ago, study shows
At first glance at this image, you d be forgiven for mistaking it as a still from the latest science fiction blockbuster.
But the photo is very much real, and was snapped by NASA s Curiosity Mars rover this week.
The selfie shows the rover alongside a rock formation dubbed Mont Mercou , a nickname taken from a mountain in France.
And while the photo is impressive on its own, it was actually taken to celebrate Curiosity s 30th sample to date, after the rover drilled a hole at a nearby rock sample nicknamed Nontron.
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The selfie shows the rover alongside a rock formation dubbed Mont Mercou , a nickname taken from a mountain in France
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Yellowknives Dene, federal gov t agree to further talks about Giant Mine apology, compensation
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation and the federal government agreed to set up a formal process to discuss an apology and compensation for the First Nation for a mine that operated on its land without its consent for several decades.
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Posted: Feb 03, 2021 5:30 AM CT | Last Updated: February 3
Ernest Betsina, Ndilo Chief of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, pictured above, and Edward Sangris, Dettah Chief of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, met virtually on Jan. 29 with N.W.T. MP Michael McLeod and federal ministers Carolyn Bennett and Daniel Vandal. (Alex Brockman/CBC)
Your North: Best reader photos for the week of Jan. 17
Here are some of the best photos from around the North that you sent us this week.
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Posted: Jan 24, 2021 11:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 24
The northern lights near Yellowknife. Nicky Lynn Richards took this perfectly captured photo. I found the Aurora dancing over these houseboats in Yellowknife Bay, like it was preforming just for them. Amazing!(Submitted by Nicky Lynn Richards)
Here are some of the best photos from around the North that you sent us this week.
A phenomenal sunset in Hay River, N.W.T. Marilyn Bolt-Marshall took this beautiful picture of the sky at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Thanks so much Marilyn for sharing this with us.(Submitted by Marilyn Bolt-Marshall)