Mars Science Laboratory
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) |
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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
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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:
- New THEMIS MSL mosaics (hosted at USGS)
- original THEMIS MSL Support Site
- MRO-CRISM MSL Support
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars - MRO-HiRISE MSL Image Catalog
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment - Mars Express HRSC MSL Support
Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera - MGS-MOC Landing Site Support (MSL and others)
Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera
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