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Gale Crater

A simulation of Gale Crater filled with a lake of water, as the researchers estimate it was about 3.5 billion years ago. Source: NASA.

Mars used to have salt lakes similar to those on Earth

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"Selfie" photo taken by Curiosity. In the background you can see Mount Sharp which stands in the center of Gale Crater, and Curiosity is currently climbing to its upper layers. To take selfies, Curiosity uses a camera mounted on its robotic arm, and takes pictures of itself from many angles. The images are then edited into a single image in Photoshop. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.

Five years since Curiosity landed on Mars

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Curiosity's wheel prints on its first test drive on Mars. Photo: NASA

Curiosity conducted a test drive on Mars

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In the photo: Curiosity and the reddish equivalent of the Mojave Desert - the northern rim of Gale Crater in artificial colors. This artificially colored enclosure overlooks the eroded rim of Gale Crater in the background. On the left side you can see part of the vehicle's nuclear power source as well as the wide film antenna and other components on board the vehicle. This attachment was prepared from three high-resolution navigation camera images transmitted from the spacecraft during the night. Adapted by Ken Cramer and Marco De Lorenzo, Universe Today

Strange but familiar - similarity between the Mojave Desert and Gale Crater where the robotic vehicle Curiosity landed and acclimatized

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