View larger. | The scenic foothills of Mount Sharp on Mars, as captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover. Image via NASA/JPL-Caltech/ MSSS/ Planetaria. You’ll find a fantastic collection of Mars images from Thomas Appéré on Flickr.
This story originally appeared on Planetaria. Used with permission.
The Curiosity rover has sent back some beautiful new images of the foothills of Mount Sharp in Gale crater on Mars. The image above is a panorama of the breathtaking view, thanks to processing by Thomas Appéré, who is an Associate Scientist at IPAG (l’Institut de Planétologie et d’ Astrophysique de Grenoble) in Grenoble, France. The rover is still making its way closer to these foothills at the base of the much taller mountain. The mesas and canyons are very reminiscent of the scenery in the American Southwest.
Curiosity has confirmed that Gale crater used to contain a lake or series of lakes a few billion years ago, and fast-moving streams once emptied into the lake through the crater rim. Whether any life existed is still unknown, but this region was once a lot more habitable than it is today.
Larger high-resolution versions of the panorama with incredible detail, and many more images, are available on Flickr here.
A clear view on the rim of Gale crater – sol 1950. Mosaic of 8 NavCam Right pictures taken on sol 1950 at 15h20 local time. The atmospheric opacity is particularly low these times with little dust in the air. Thus we have a crystal-clear view of the distant rim of Gale crater with mountains 4 km high. This panorama was taken from the Vera Rubin Ridge vantage. Image and caption via Thomas Appéré on Flickr. View more Mars images like this.
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View larger. | The scenic foothills of Mount Sharp on Mars, as captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover. Image via NASA/JPL-Caltech/ MSSS/ Planetaria. You’ll find a fantastic collection of Mars images from Thomas Appéré on Flickr.
This story originally appeared on Planetaria. Used with permission.
The Curiosity rover has sent back some beautiful new images of the foothills of Mount Sharp in Gale crater on Mars. The image above is a panorama of the breathtaking view, thanks to processing by Thomas Appéré, who is an Associate Scientist at IPAG (l’Institut de Planétologie et d’ Astrophysique de Grenoble) in Grenoble, France. The rover is still making its way closer to these foothills at the base of the much taller mountain. The mesas and canyons are very reminiscent of the scenery in the American Southwest.
Curiosity has confirmed that Gale crater used to contain a lake or series of lakes a few billion years ago, and fast-moving streams once emptied into the lake through the crater rim. Whether any life existed is still unknown, but this region was once a lot more habitable than it is today.
Larger high-resolution versions of the panorama with incredible detail, and many more images, are available on Flickr here.
A clear view on the rim of Gale crater – sol 1950. Mosaic of 8 NavCam Right pictures taken on sol 1950 at 15h20 local time. The atmospheric opacity is particularly low these times with little dust in the air. Thus we have a crystal-clear view of the distant rim of Gale crater with mountains 4 km high. This panorama was taken from the Vera Rubin Ridge vantage. Image and caption via Thomas Appéré on Flickr. View more Mars images like this.
from EarthSky http://ift.tt/2FEwAoN
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