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Gale is a crater, and probable dry lake, at in the northwestern part of the Aeolis quadrangle on Mars It is 154 km (96 mi) in diameter [ 1 ] and estimated to be about 3.5–3.8 billion years old. [ 3 ]
Yellowknife Bay is a 5-meter geologic depression located in the large impact crater known as Gale Crater. The Crater is located on Mars near the northwestern part of the Aeolis quadrangle just south of the planet's equator. The crater's central feature is a 5.5-kilometre-high (18,000 ft) mountain called Aeolis Mons, nicknamed Mount Sharp ...
Mount Sharp, officially Aeolis Mons (/ ˈ iː ə l ɪ s m ɒ n z /), is a mountain on Mars.It forms the central peak within Gale crater and is located around , rising 5.5 km (18,000 ft) high from the valley
NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring the Gale Crater on Mars since 2012, and in that time has come up with some astounding discoveries that suggest the Red Planet was somewhat Earth-like in ...
Bradbury Landing is the August 6, 2012, landing site within Gale crater on planet Mars of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover. On August 22, 2012, on what would have been his 92nd birthday, NASA named the site for author Ray Bradbury , who had died on June 5, 2012.
Galle is a crater on Mars.It is located on the eastern rim of the huge impact basin Argyre Planitia in Argyre quadrangle.It is named after the German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle. [1]
Curiosity is a car-sized Mars rover exploring Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. [2] Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral (CCAFS) on November 26, 2011, at 15:02:00 UTC and landed on Aeolis Palus inside Gale crater on Mars on August 6, 2012, 05:17:57 UTC.
Peace Vallis is an ancient stream valley on the northern rim of Gale Crater on the planet Mars.It is notable for its associated alluvial fan which lies near the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity landing site (Bradbury Landing).