Going to Gale Crater Matt Golombek Mars Exploration Program Landing Site Scientist, JPL Malin and Edgett 2000.

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Going to Gale Crater Matt Golombek Mars Exploration Program Landing Site Scientist, JPL Malin and Edgett 2000

Gale Crater: K. Edgett, R. Anderson, J. Bell, D. Sumner, R. Milliken Malin and Edgett 2000 From Brad Thomson

Gale Crater

Gale Crater CRISM FRT 58A3 Draped on CTX From Ralph Milliken CTX image on DEM from L. Edwards and K. Edgett Gale Crater

Golombek, MSL Landing Site Gale Crater Land on Cratered Plains Smooth, Flat, Cratered Plains “Go To” Sample Strata Here Drive up Canyon Here Golombek, MSL Landing Site 4/12/12

Gale Science Targets

Lower Mound Targets

Approaching Central Mound

At Edge of Central Mound

In Mound

Landing August 5, 2012 ~10:30pm PDT

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