Mars Science Laboratory

Current MSL Landing Sites (Dec. 18, 2007)

NAME

LOCATION

ELEV

TARGET

Nili Fossae Trough (image)

21.01ºN, 74.45ºE

-608 m

Noachian Phyllosilicates

Holden Crater Fan (image)
Primary
Safe Haven

26.38ºS, 325.08ºE
26.25ºS, 325.21ºE

-1940 m
-2137 m

Fluvial Layers, Phyllosilicates

Mawrth Vallis (image)
Site 1 Primary
Site 2
Site 2 Safe Haven
Site 3
Site 3 Safe Haven
Site 4
Site 4 Safe Haven

24.65ºN, 340.1ºE
23.99ºN, 341.04ºE
23.95ºN, 341.11ºE 23.21ºN, 342.43ºE
23.12ºN, 342.20ºE
24.85ºN, 339.42ºE
24.88ºN, 339.78ºE

-3093 m
-2246 m
-2254 m
-2187 m
-2268 m
-3359 m
-3355 m

Noachian Layered Phyllosilicates

Eberswalde Crater (image)

23.86°S, 326.73°E

-1450 m

Delta

Miyamoto (image)
Safe Haven

3.51ºS, 352.26ºE
3.09ºS, 352.59ºE

-1807 m
-1958 m

Phyllosilicates, Sulfates?

N. Meridiani (image)
Primary
Safe Haven

1.58ºN, 357.48ºE
1.48ºN, 357.55ºE

-1289 m
-1301 m

Layered Sulfates