Nasa Mars Picture Of The Day Layers In Crater Wall 01 22 2 It is located to the northeast of olympus mons, in the tharsis region. layered rock units are visible on the inside of the raised crater rim. location near: 26.2°n, 124.8°w: image width: ~3 km. Mars global surveyor mars orbiter camera mgs moc release no. moc2 762, 19 june 2004 nasa jpl malin space science systems exposures of layered, sedimentary rock are common on mars. from the rock […].
Nasa Mars Picture Of The Day Layered Rocks In Crater Spaceref Nasa’s curiosity mars rover captured this view of layered, flaky rocks believed to have formed in an ancient streambed or small pond. the six images that make up this mosaic were captured using curiosity’s mast camera, or mastcam, on june 2, 2022, the 3,492nd martian day, or sol, of the mission. This mars global surveyor (mgs) mars orbiter camera (moc) image shows layers exposed in the walls of a crater like form (only partially seen here) in the south polar region. Nasa’s curiosity mars rover captured evidence of layers that built up as windblown sand both accumulated and was scoured away at a location nicknamed “las claritas.”. this image was captured using curiosity’s mast camera, or mastcam, on may 19, 2022, the 3,478th martian day, or sol, of the mission. credits: nasa jpl caltech msss. Nasa’s mars exploration rover opportunity has photographed patterns in the layering of crater wall cliffs that are the clearest evidence of ancient sand dunes the rover has seen since arriving.
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