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Martian surface seen from the rover Curiosity 11/2022

author: Nasa/JPL/MSSS/Novapix

reference: a-mar13-00890

Image Size 300 DPI: 81 * 18 cm

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its Mastcam to capture this mosaic of Gediz Vallis on Nov. 7, 2022, the 3,646th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Wind carved the valley, but a channel running through it that starts higher up on Mount Sharp is thought to have been eroded by a small river. In the center of the valley in this image is a pile of boulders and debris that may have been swept there by flowing water billions of years ago. The mosaic is made up of 18 individual images that were stitched together after being sent to Earth. The color has been adjusted to match lighting conditions as the human eye would see them on Earth.

Keywords for this photo:

2022 - ASTRONOMY - CURIOSITY - LANDSCAPE - MARS - MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY - MARTIAN SURFACE - MSL - PANORAMA - PLANET - POSTER - SOIL - VALLEY - WATER -