IO9 GEOPLANET Field Trip Guide

Abstract

This document has been prepared by the University of Padova in collaboration with the University D’Annunzio and the whole consortium of the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership GeoPlaNet-SP (ref. 2020-1-FR01-KA203-079773) with a more consistent effort from University of Nantes personnel. This Intellectual provide a comprehensive overview of some key sites on the Dolomites similar to geological environments on Mars. The field guide is focused on the Upper Permian sedimentary environment of semi-arid alluvial plains, the Upper Permian Lower-Triassic coastal and shallow marine sequences and the Quaternary periglacial morphologies. The main sites of interest are the Bletterbach Gorge, the San Pellegrino Pass and the Rolle Pass. The guide describes in detail the most important analogies of the sites with specific Martian geological settings and provides geological maps of each site

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