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JPL-Caltech,
MSSS;
Processing &
License:
Elisabetta Bonora & Marco Faccin
(aliveuniverse.today)
Explanation:
Which way up
Mount Sharp?
In early September, the
robotic rover Curiosity continued its ascent up the central peak of
Gale Crater,
searching for more clues about
ancient
water and
further evidence that Mars could once have been capable of
supporting
life.
On this recent
Martian morning, before exploratory drilling, the rolling rover took this
360-degree panorama,
in part to help Curiosity's human team back on Earth access the landscape and chart
possible future routes.
In the
horizontally-compressed featured image, an
amazing vista across Mars was captured, complete with
layered hills,
red rocky ground,
gray drifting sand, and a dusty atmosphere.
The hill just left of center has been dubbed
Maria
Gordon Notch in honor of a
famous Scottish geologist.
The current plan is to direct Curiosity to approach,
study,
and pass just to the right of Gordon Notch on its exploratory trek.
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