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Door-Shaped Fracture Spotted by Curiosity at East Cliffs
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this mound of rock nicknamed "East Cliffs" on May 7, 2022, the 3,466th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The mound, on Mount Sharp, has a number of naturally occurring open fractures – including one roughly 12 inches (30 centimeters) tall and 16 inches (40 centimeters) wide, similar in size to a dog door. These kinds of open fractures are common in bedrock, both on Earth and on Mars.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineDoor-Shaped Fracture Spotted by Curiosity at East Cliffs. NASA/JPL, 2022-05-18. Public domain. ID: PIA25288.
