Rocknest 3 is a rock on the surface of
Aeolis Palus
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 .
The NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission landed the ''Curiosity'' rover on Aeolis Palus in Aug ...
, between
Peace Vallis and
Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp), in
Gale crater
Gale is a crater, and probable dry lake, at in the northwestern part of the Aeolis quadrangle on Mars. It is in diameter and estimated to be about 3.5–3.8 billion years old. The crater was named after Walter Frederick Gale, an amateur a ...
on the planet
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the "Red Planet", because of its orange-red appearance. Mars is a desert-like rocky planet with a tenuous carbon dioxide () atmosphere. At the average surface level the atmosph ...
. The approximate site coordinates are: .
The rock was encountered at
Rocknest by the
''Curiosity'' rover on its way from
Bradbury Landing
Bradbury Landing is the August 6, 2012, landing site within Gale (crater), Gale crater on planet Mars of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover, ''Curiosity'' rover. On August 22, 2012, on what would have been his 92nd birthday, NAS ...
to the Point Lake overlook while traveling toward
Glenelg Intrigue in October 2012. The rock measures about high and wide and was a target of the
ChemCam
Chemistry and Camera complex (ChemCam) is a suite of remote sensing instruments on Mars for the Curiosity (rover), ''Curiosity'' rover. As the name implies, ChemCam is actually two different instruments combined as one: a laser-induced breakdown ...
and
APXS instruments on the
''Curiosity'' rover.
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...
- target of the ChemCam
Chemistry and Camera complex (ChemCam) is a suite of remote sensing instruments on Mars for the Curiosity (rover), ''Curiosity'' rover. As the name implies, ChemCam is actually two different instruments combined as one: a laser-induced breakdown ...
and APXS instruments on the ''Curiosity'' rover (October 5, 2012 ).
Image:PIA16451-MarsCuriosityRover-Rocknest3Rock-RMI-20121003.jpg, "Rocknest 3" rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...
- target of the ChemCam
Chemistry and Camera complex (ChemCam) is a suite of remote sensing instruments on Mars for the Curiosity (rover), ''Curiosity'' rover. As the name implies, ChemCam is actually two different instruments combined as one: a laser-induced breakdown ...
and APXS instruments on the ''Curiosity'' rover (October 3, 2012)
See also
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Aeolis quadrangle
The Aeolis quadrangle is one of a series of list of quadrangles on Mars, 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The Aeolis quadrangle is also referred to as MC-23 (Mars Chart-2 ...
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Composition of Mars
The composition of Mars covers the branch of the geology of Mars that describes the make-up of the planet Mars.
Elemental composition
Mars is differentiated, which—for a terrestrial planet—implies that it has a central core made up of h ...
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Geology of Mars
The geology of Mars is the scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Mars. It emphasizes the composition, structure, history, and physical processes that shape the planet. It is analogous to the field of terrestrial geo ...
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List of rocks on Mars
Martian rocks and outcrops have been studied ''in-situ'' by various landers and rovers. While many of the rocks identified on the Martian surface are similar to each other, some have been considered scientifically important or otherwise notabl ...
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Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory
The Mars Science Laboratory and its rover, Curiosity rover, ''Curiosity'', were launched from Earth on 26 November 2011. As of , , ''Curiosity'' has been in Gale Crater on the Mars, planet Mars for Sol (day on Mars), sols ( days, total days; ...
References
External links
''Curiosity'' Rover - Official Site
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Aeolis quadrangle
Mars Science Laboratory
Rocks on Mars