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Planned Launch: Fall, 2011

MSL Overview (PDF)
MSL fact sheet
MSL @ JPL
Partner Site: Mars-o-web

 

Landing Site Selection Overview

 

Activities

  • Apr 24, 2009 - New MSL GIS DVD v0.1 - (zip ~3GB!, readme, jpeg snap)
  • Apr 09, 2009 - New THEMIS mosaics released (see links below)
  • Mar 5, 2009 - Final Four Candidate Landing Sites (LPSC Abs - PDF)
  • Nov 19, 2008 - Sites narrowed to four (press release)
  • Nov 13, 2009 - Landing Site Down-selection (PDF)

 

Current MSL Landing Sites (Mar 5, 2009)

NAME (locator map, offsite )

LOCATION

ELEV

TARGET

Holden Crater Fan (image)

26.37ºS, 325.10ºE

-1940 m

Fluvial Layers, Phyllosilicates (more)

Mawrth Vallis Site 2 ( image)

24.01ºN, 341.03ºE

-2246 m

Noachian Layered Phyllosilicates (more)

Eberswalde Crater ( image)

23.86°S, 326.73°E

-1450 m

Delta, Phyllosilicates (more)

Gale Crater (image)

4.49ºS, 137.42ºE

-4451 m

Layered Sulfates, Phyllosilicates (more)

 

MSL Targeted Resources:

 

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