LANL-AGU conf-Lion Area Mahli (IMAGE)

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

LANL-AGU conf-Lion Area Mahli

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This is the view from Marias Pass in Gale crater, Mars, where scientists found high concentrations of silica in the light toned bedrock seen in the lower half of the image. The Buckskin drill hole where the mineral tridymite was detected is visible in the lower left part of the image. Mount Sharp (Aolis Mons), the mountain in the center of Gale Crater is seen in the background, and the right front wheel of the Curiosity rover is seen to the right in the image. The image is made up of a number of smaller images by Curiosity's arm-mounted camera.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

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