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Gale Crater is Low on Mars
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Caption:
Gale Crater on Mars, where NASA's Curiosity rover is set to land, belongs to a family of large, very old craters shown here on this elevation map. It has one of the lowest elevations among this family.
The data come from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter instrument on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) | Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) |
| Instrument Host | Curiosity Rover | Mars Global Surveyor |
| Host Type | Rover | Orbiter |
| Instrument | Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Crater, Map | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2012-08-02 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA15958 | |
| Identifier | PIA15958 | |
