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Mars’ Dingo Gap Seen From Orbit and the Ground
An orbital view from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of the Curiosity rover’s traverse through the Dingo Gap area of Gale crater, (top), along with a ground view from Curiosity’s mastcam. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona.
Thanks to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the HiRISE camera, we have an orbital view of Dingo Gap, an opening between two low scarps which is spanned by a single dune. This gap and dune are visible both from the ground and from orbit. The Curiosity Mars rover has now crossed the gap and is continuing its travels toward enticing science destinations, including interesting veins and mineral fractures.
In the orbital image from HiRISE, the rover itself is not in this image as it was acquired before MSL landed. However, the imagery was likely used to help the rover team decide on the way to travel.
Below are more images of Dingo gap before and after the rover plowed its way through the sand.
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/109318/mars-dingo-gap-seen-from-orbit-and-the-ground/
