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

From Brad Thomson

Malin and Edgett 2000

Gale Crater

CRISM FRT 58A3 Draped on CTX

CTX image on DEM from L. Edwards and K. Edgett

From Ralph Milliken

Gale Crater

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Land on Cratered Plains

Smooth, Flat, Cratered Plains

“Go To”

Sample Strata Here

Drive up CanyonHere

Gale Crater

4/12/12Golombek, MSL Landing Site

Gale Science Targets

Lower Mound Targets

Approaching Central Mound

At Edge of Central Mound

In Mound

•Landing

• August 5, 2012• ~10:30pm PDT