A #model of #Gale #crater, with the #landing zone of the #Mars Science Laboratory #rover, #Curiosity, which was present as a visual aide in the #NASA #Press Center. The #LandingZone is the white #ellipse.
The central peak of the crater, known as both Mount Sharp and #Aeolis #Mons, is believed to hold many clues to the past of Mars.
The crater also holds features that may be evidence of being formed by flowing, liquid water.
Curiosity landed on August 6, 2012.
#GaleCrater, #MarsRover, #MountSharp, #AeolisMons, #Photography, #Photograph, #Photo
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For those following the activities of Curiosity Rover in Gale crater, this looks like a 'before & after' sample drop. The 'Marker Band' sure played hard to get, but looks like the teams perseverance paid off. #Curiosityrover #Marsrover #Mars #Galecrater #space

Always a pleasure to request images with Curiosity's #ChemCam RMI imager! This photo was taken looking at the base of Chenapau butte, which is a large hill to Curiosity's east. We got a beautiful view of bedding structure!

This mosaic was collected on Sol 3746 (February 19, 2023)

Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / LANL / Aster Cowart

#Mars #MSL #GaleCrater #NASA

The sun is about to drop over the rim walls in Gale crater, but Curiosity Rover is getting set for the night shift with its APXS. Sol 3746 FL-HazCam (Sunday February 19, 2023) Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech #curiosity #Galecrater #marsrover #nasa #jpl

Curiosity Rover Mission Update for Sols 3739-3741

https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/mission-updates/9346/sols-3739-3741-cloud-gazing-while-we-get-ready-to-drill/

#Mars #Rover #Curiosity #MSL #NASA #JPL #Galecrater

The 'Marker Band' region of Mt Sharp is apparently home to some really cool 'Space Rocks'. Here's another strong candidate called 'Cana Dulce'. This image was captured by Curiosity rover's R-MastCam on sol 3735 and has been Bayer reconstructed. Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk
#Curiosity #Rover #Mars #MSL #Galecrater #NASA #JPL #myfavouriterocks

Curiosity rover's latest workspace, imaged on mission sol 3733 after a drive North-northwest of ~92 meters (302 ft) to site 100/0.

This mosaic of six MastCam frames covers an area about 2 meters (6 feet) across. It shows details within the workspace accessible using the rover's robotic arm.

This mosaic was assembled from Bayer reconstructed images using MS-ICE.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#MSL #Curiosity #Mars, #Rover #NASA #JPL #galecrater

Selected images from one of Curiosity Rover's science cameras (R-MastCam) form this small mosaic from sol 3732.
The frames were Bayer reconstructed before assembly. A larger panorama can hopefully be assembled once all of the images arrive from the rover.

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk #curiosity #rover #Galecrater #NASA #JPL #mars

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This artistic scene was captured by the #Curiosity #Mars rover on November 16, 2021. Curiosity took two sets of composite images, one at 8:30 AM and the other at 4:10 PM local Mars time. The #Curiosity rover traveled to the side of #Mars' #MountSharp, or #AeolisMons, a mountain that forms the central peak of #GaleCrater. There, mission team members captured the beauty of the natural #Martian landscape with Curiosity's navigation cameras.

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#astronomy #GaleCrater #MountSharp #sulfate #NASA has released the results of data analysis recently collected by its Mars Rover Curiosity during its ascent of Mount Sharp on #Mars.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2022/06/23/the-mars-rover-curiosity-is-exploring-an-area-of-mount-sharp-on-mars-where-there-is-a-transition-from-a-clay-rich-region-to-one-full-of-sulfate-salt/

The “Doorway on Mars” is More Like a Dog Door https://www.universetoday.com/156013/the-doorway-on-mars-is-more-like-a-dog-door/ #marssciencelaboratory #curiosityrover #dogdooronmars #galecrater #curiosity #mars

#astronomy #NASA #Mars #MarsRoverCuriosity #GaleCrater #MountSharp An article published in the journal "Science" reports a clever use of the Mars Rover Curiosity's accelerometers and gyroscopes to estimate the density of rocks under Gale Crater. https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2019/02/03/the-rocks-around-mount-sharp-on-mars-are-more-porous-than-expected/