Gale (crater) - Surface Images

Surface Images

  • Aeolis Palus and Aeolis Mons in Gale Crater as viewed by the Curiosity rover (August 6, 2012).

  • Gale Crater rim and floor as viewed by the Curiosity rover (August 9, 2012).

  • Gale Crater rim about 18 km (11 mi) North of the Curiosity rover (August 9, 2012).

  • Layers at the base of Aeolis Mons - dark rock in inset is same size as the Curiosity rover (white balanced image).

  • Aeolis Mons in Gale Crater as viewed from the Curiosity rover (August 9, 2012) (white balanced image).

  • Wheels on the Curiosity rover- Aeolis Mons is in the background (MAHLI, September 9, 2012).

  • "Rocknest" sand patch in Gale Crater - between "Bradbury Landing" and Glenelg (September 28, 2012).

"Hottah" rock outcrop on Mars - an ancient streambed viewed by the Curiosity rover (September 14, 2012) (close-up) (3-D version). "Link" rock outcrop on Mars - compared with a terrestrial fluvial conglomerate - suggesting water "vigorously" flowing in a stream.
Curiosity rover on the way to Glenelg (September 26, 2012).



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