known as Aeolis Mons, is thought to preserve a wider stretch of the Red Planet's geology than any probe has analyzed previously. The rock layers of the Murray Formation, near the rover's current location, appear to be more than 600 feet (200 meters) thick, mission scientist Katie Stack said Thursday.
Date: Sep 11, 2014
Source: Google
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover checks for smoother route
any of the driving routes assessed. Characteristics seen in orbital imagery of the site appeal to Curiosity's science team. "At KMS-9, we see three terrain types exposed and a relatively dust-free surface," said science team collaborator Katie Stack of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena.