Recent exploration of Mars by robotic vehicles suggests thatlayers of sedimentary rock cover portions of the planet’s surface.The layers contain cross bedding and relicts of gypsum crystals.At face value, what do these features suggest about depositionalenvironments on Mars in the past?

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