NASA has selected Gale crater as the landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory, scheduled to arrive in August 2012. ... Map of Mars Showing Proposed Landing Sites for Curiosity.

Top image via; Grand Canyon and Mars Strata via 1, 2, 3; Perspective view of layered mound in Gale crater via NASA; Gale crater topo map depicting Spirit landing ellipse via NASA; Gale topo map ...

A hidden box-lattice suggests groundwater sculpted Mars long after surface water fled; Curiosity’s drills aim to confirm the ...

Gale Crater is a good landing site for NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, scientists say. Gale shows signs of ancient water activity on Mars, and its huge sediment mound will allow Curiosity a glimpse ...

Curiosity finds strange boxwork ridges on Mars that hint at ancient underground water. Scientists are now drilling for ...

NASA Curiosity rover's home-away-from-home in the Gale Crater on Mars seems like a fairly chill place. It's a bit windy and dusty, but it's dry and the rocky landscape is settled and calm. It wasn ...

The history told by this tall parfait of layers inside Gale Crater matches what has been proposed in recent years as the dominant planet-wide pattern for early Mars, according to a new report by ...

Mineral veins found in Mars's Gale Crater were formed by the evaporation of ancient Martian lakes, a new study has shown. Advanced Search. Home; News Releases; ... 10.1111/maps.12668.