Sedimentology of Kimberley outcrop (Gale Crater, Mars), using 'in situ' simulated field work in Virtual Reality

International audience; The Kimberley outcrop, traversed by Curiosity in 2014, shows a siliciclastic depositional record with an unexpectedly high potassic content. However, its intra-and inter-formational relations are still poorly constrained yet critical to understand the paleoenvironmental implication of this geochemical anomaly. To answer these questions, we use a high-resolution Digital Outcrop Model integrated into a Virtual Reality environment. We therefore characterize multi-scale sedimentary features, highlighting laterally evolving depositional conditions.