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February 2010

Latest news: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100218151400.htm 92.21.239.38 (talk) 17:54, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed article name change to Gale (Martian crater)

Suggest we discuss this here. I submit that the change would bring clarity to the subject, which is important since this is likely to be a relatively high traffic article thanks to the mission of the Curiosity rover. Jus da fax 22:29, 27 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Opposed - At the moment, and imo, the present name, "Gale (crater)", seems better than the one proposed, "Gale Crater (Mars)" - the present name has been around for awhile and is established - the present name is shorter (and simpler) than the proposed longer (and relatively more complicated?) one - the present one is sufficiently clear imo - changing to another name would require unnecessary effort(s) to update links in other articles that are now linked to the present article name - there may be other reasons as well - in any case - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 23:25, 27 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - This brings up a larger issue, it appears. As far as I can tell there is no uniform Wikipedia policy regarding extraterrestrial features. Copernicus (lunar crater), Antoniadi (Martian crater), Arkhangelsky (crater) and Hale (Martian crater) are various examples. As for changing the links, that is easily solved with one redirect. Also the correct name of my proposal should clearly not be Gale Crater (Mars) but Gale (Martian Crater) which is at least closer to the (somewhat) typical usage. Jus da fax 00:36, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Opposed - There is only one Gale Crater and it is on Mars, so there is no need for disambiguation in its title. BatteryIncluded (talk) 02:42, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The first paragraph of the ‘Geology’ section – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale_(crater) – is rather confusing. It states ‘CRISM data indicated the lower bench unit was composed of interstratified clay and sulfates.’ It then explains the broad stratigraphy of the crater, comprising ‘the Bradbury Group and the overlying Mount Sharp Group’, without explaining whether the ‘lower bench unit’ includes both groups or only the Bradbury Group. The lithological description of the Bradbury Group mentions conglomerates, sandstones and mudstones, without saying anything about clays and sulfates. Clay and sulfate-bearing strata are said to overlie the Murray Formation, which is the lowest formation of the Mount Sharp Group. Does this mean that the strata overlying the Murray Formation are part of the ‘lower bench unit’? It would also help if the article gave the thickness of the different formations, or at least the range of heights at which they outcrop. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.31.65.236 (talk) 19:29, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

PERCEVERANCE in GALE Crater?

The mudcracks mentioned at the end of the article are in gale crater as mentioned, but found by CURIOSITY rover JohannesGuenther (talk) 10:28, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]