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Gale Crater

Gale Crater is a 154-kilometer-wide impact basin on Mars that contains a central mound of layered sediments known as Mount Sharp. It was selected as the landing site for NASA's Curiosity rover due to its potential to preserve organic molecules and other signs of past life.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "Gale Crater"

Curiosity Rover at Rocknest on Mars

Curiosity Rover at Rocknest on Mars

27/12/2012

Curiosity on Mars: Mt. Sharp in View

Curiosity on Mars: Mt. Sharp in View

27/08/2012

Curiosity on Mars: Still Life with Rover

Curiosity on Mars: Still Life with Rover

18/08/2012

Curiosity on Mars: A Wall of Gale Crater

Curiosity on Mars: A Wall of Gale Crater

15/08/2012

The First Color Panorama from Mars by Curiosity

The First Color Panorama from Mars by Curiosity

11/08/2012

Perseid Below

Perseid Below

10/08/2012

Curiosity Drops In

Curiosity Drops In

08/08/2012

A Wheel on Mars

A Wheel on Mars

07/08/2012

Curiosity Before Mars: Seven Minutes of Terror

Curiosity Before Mars: Seven Minutes of Terror
Video

31/07/2012

Curiosity Rover Lifts Off for Mars

Curiosity Rover Lifts Off for Mars

30/11/2011

Gale Crater

Gale Crater

29/07/2011