Gale Crater (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Gale Crater

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Gale Crater, the landing spot of the Mars rover Curiosity, has a three-mile-high mound at its center called Mount Sharp. The circle is the landing place of Curiosity. The blue line is its path.

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NASA/JPL

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