Gale Crater

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU

About this image

Today's VIS image shows part of Gale Crater, including the large layered deposit on the crater floor. This deposit has been heavily eroded, which exposed the layering. The Curiosity Rover is located in Gale Crater. Gale crater is 150km (90 miles) in diameter.

Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images. 

Context

Image ID: 
V89803013 (View data in Mars Image Explorer)
-4.84713
137.859
89803
2022-03-13 16:25
Tue, 2022-07-05
VIS
1024 pixels (18 km)
3648 pixels (65 km)
0.017919 km/pixel
0.0184743 km/pixel

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