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    Mount Sharp (redirect from Aeolis Mons)
    "Yellowknife" Quad 51 of Aeolis Palus, next to the mountain. NASA named the landing site Bradbury Landing on August 22, 2012. Aeolis Mons is a primary goal for...
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    Gale (crater) (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    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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    Aeolis Palus is a plain between the northern wall of Gale crater and the northern foothills of Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp) on Mars. It is located at 4°28′S...
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  • (5,500 m) Aeolis Mons 18,045 ft (5,500 m) Piccard Mons 18,045 ft (5,500 m) Maat Mons 16,076 ft (4,900 m) Wright Mons 15,420 ft (4,700 m) Mons Hadley 14...
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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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    depression (the actual 'patera') at the summit. topographic map of Ascraeus mons Aeolis mons, oblique view List of craters on Mars List of extraterrestrial volcanoes...
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    north of the center of the target. This location is near the mountain Aeolis Mons (a.k.a. "Mount Sharp"). The rover mission is set to explore for at least...
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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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    Comparison of color versions (raw, natural, white balance) of Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons) on Mars...
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    Curiosity (rover) (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    versions (raw, natural, white balance) of Aeolis Mons on Mars (23 August 2012) Layers at the base of Aeolis Mons. The dark rock in inset is the same size...
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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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    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, 2012...
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  • Area, a skiing area in Missouri A dune-filled valley near the slopes of Aeolis Mons Hidden Valley Ranch, a brand of salad dressing Hidden Valley (film),...
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    discovery of large amounts of tridymite in Marias Pass on the slope of Aeolis Mons, popularly known as Mount Sharp, on the planet Mars. This discovery was...
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    named: for example, Aeolis Mons within Gale crater on Mars or the Scheria Montes within Odysseus crater on Tethys. The term mons was firstly used for...
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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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    (August 17, 2012). Base of Aeolis Mons, an area of varied terran that Curiosity is expected to study. Layers at the base of Aeolis Mons - dark rock in inset...
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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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  • 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...
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  • Resolution Stereo Camera Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp) and Gale – Image/HRSCview Archived 2017-08-07 at the Wayback Machine Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp) – HRSCview...
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    of the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity during its ascent of Aeolis Mons.[citation needed] As of March 2022,[ref] Shoemaker is tied with Takeshi...
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    the northwestern part of the Aeolis quadrangle. Gale is 154 km (96 mi) in diameter and holds a central peak, Aeolis Mons (previously informally named...
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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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    Curiosity rover self-portrait at "Rocknest" (October 31, 2012), with the rim of Gale Crater and the slopes of Aeolis Mons in the distance....
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    Jake Matijevic (rock) (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    (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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    Ascraeus Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Arsia Mons (collectively known as the Tharsis Montes), sit aligned NE-SW along the crest of the bulge. The vast Alba Mons (formerly...
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    Bradbury Landing (category Aeolis quadrangle)
    the MSL landing site in 2012. Within Gale Crater is a mountain, named Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), of layered rocks, rising about 5.5 km (18,000 ft) above...
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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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    Aeolis Mensae is a tableland feature in the northwest Aeolis quadrangle of Mars. Its location is centered at 2.9° south latitude and 219.6° west longitude...
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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 rock...
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