
While far from the rover, this VIS image of Gale Crater covers the same central layered deposit that Curiosity is studying. The linear ridges are the result of wind action eroding the material. Orbit Number: 72297 Latitude: -5.20235 Longitude: 138.126 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2018-04-02 02:54 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22505
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PIA22505
Date Created
June 25, 2018
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JPL
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