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    Aeolis Palus near Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp") - North is down. Ancient Lake fills Gale Crater on Mars (simulated view). Ancient Lake on Aeolis Palus in...
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    Gale (crater) (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    rises 5.5 km (18,000 ft) high. Aeolis Palus is the plain between the northern wall of Gale and the northern foothills of Aeolis Mons. Peace Vallis, a nearby...
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    Mount Sharp (redirect from Aeolis Mons)
    IAU officially named the mountain Aeolis Mons after the Aeolis albedo feature. It also gave the name Aeolis Palus to the plain located on the crater...
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    rover encountered rocks of special interest on the surface of Aeolis Palus near Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp") in Gale Crater. In the autumn of 2012, rocks...
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    for short periods at various intervals more recently in Mars' history. Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater, explored by the Curiosity rover, is the geological remains...
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  • conditions on Mars. The Curiosity rover landed on Mars on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater, near Aeolis Mons (a.k.a. Mount Sharp), on August 6, 2012. On December...
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    small target landing ellipse of only 7 by 20 km (4.3 by 12.4 mi), in the Aeolis Palus region of Gale Crater. In the event, MSL achieved a landing 2.4 km (1...
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    mission by NASA, was launched November 26, 2011 and landed at the Aeolis Palus plain near Aeolis Mons (informally "Mount Sharp") in Gale Crater on August 6,...
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    Rocknest 3 (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    Rocknest 3 is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The approximate...
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  • Bradbury, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia Bradbury Landing, Aeolis Palus, Mars Bradbury Building, Los Angeles, California Bradbury Science Museum...
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    Curiosity (rover) (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    Canaveral (CCAFS) on November 26, 2011, at 15:02:00 UTC and landed on Aeolis Palus inside Gale crater on Mars on August 6, 2012, 05:17:57 UTC. The Bradbury...
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    location that is now called "Bradbury Landing", on Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), in Gale Crater on Mars on 6 August...
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    Tintina (rock) (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    Tintina is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The approximate...
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    5 to 3 weight percent) in regolith samples at the Rocknest region of Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater. In addition, NASA reported that the Curiosity rover found...
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    (1.5 to 3 weight percent) in soil samples at the Rocknest region of Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater. In addition, NASA reported that the Curiosity rover found...
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    Curiosity, was launched by NASA on 26 November 2011. It landed in the Aeolis Palus region of Gale Crater on Mars on 6 August 2012. China launched the Tianwen-1...
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    (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The Aeolis quadrangle is also referred to as MC-23 (Mars Chart-23). The Aeolis quadrangle covers 180° to 225° W and 0°...
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    Casius MC-07 Cebrenia MC-08 Amazonis MC-09 Tharsis MC-10 Lunae Palus MC-11 Oxia Palus MC-12 Arabia MC-13 Syrtis Major MC-14 Amenthes MC-15 Elysium MC-16...
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    Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity (rover) 900 In operation, 4406 sols Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater 4°35′22″S 137°26′30″E / 4.5895°S 137.4417°E / -4.5895;...
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    Bradbury Landing (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    investigate. The landing site is a smooth region in "Yellowknife" Quad 51 of Aeolis Palus inside the crater in front of the mountain. The target landing site location...
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    Rocknest (Mars) (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    Rocknest is a sand patch on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The patch...
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  • fictional "Eagle Base" is located at the foot of Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons), in Quad 51 of Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater, near the site of the Curiosity rover landing...
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    Jake Matijevic (rock) (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    Matijevic (or Jake M) is a pyramidal rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), in Gale crater on the planet Mars...
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  • microbial life) based on evidence from the Curiosity rover studying Aeolis Palus near Mount Sharp in Gale Crater. Comets contain large proportions of...
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    Hottah (Mars) (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    Hottah is a rock outcrop on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The...
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    Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle. Delta in Lunae Palus quadrangle, as seen by THEMIS. Delta that fills a crater in Lunae Palus quadrangle, as seen by HiRISE. Jezero...
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    Bathurst Inlet (rock) (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    Bathurst Inlet is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The...
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    Link (Mars) (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    Link is a rock outcrop on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The outcrop...
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    Peace Vallis (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    south into a low-lying plain in the northern interior of the crater (Aeolis Palus) where the stream valley debouched into a large alluvial fan (Peace Vallis...
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    landed successfully on August 6, 2012, on the plains of Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater near Aeolis Mons (formerly Mount Sharp). On Mars, it is helping to...
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