Gale Crater with Lake (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Niels Bohr Institute

Gale Crater with Lake

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The researchers believe that Gale Crater was a large lake between 3.5 and 2.7 billion years ago. Mount Sharp, which is now an approximately five kilometer tall mountain in the middle of the crater, was probably formed by deposits from the crater and the surrounding area.

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(Credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech/ESA/DLR/MSSS)

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