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A Sedimentary Fan in Southeast Gale Crater
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Gale Crater is well-known as the landing site of NASA's Curiosity rover, which has explored the northwest crater floor since 2012. But the entire crater is full of fascinating geology, some beyond the rover's reach. This image covers a fan of sedimentary rock on the southeast crater floor. Ridges on the fan surface may be composed of coarse-grained sediment deposited in ancient streams.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineA Sedimentary Fan in Southeast Gale Crater. NASA/JPL, 2023-12-19. Public domain. ID: PIA25988.
