Aeolis quadrangle
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The Aeolis quadrangle is a region on Mars used in planetary mapping that includes notable features such as Gale Crater, the landing site of NASA’s Curiosity rover.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aeolis quadrangle canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Martian quadrangle
ⓘ
cartographic region ⓘ geologic mapping area ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MC-23 ⓘ |
| centeredNear | 7.5°S 202.5°E (approximate) ⓘ |
| contains |
Aeolis Mons
ⓘ
Elysium Planitia ⓘ
surface form:
Elysium Planitia (southern portion)
Gale Crater ⓘ Medusae Fossae Formation (part) ⓘ cratered highlands ⓘ dark dune fields ⓘ fluvial valleys ⓘ impact craters ⓘ layered sedimentary deposits ⓘ transition zone to northern lowlands ⓘ volcanic plains ⓘ yardang fields ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | planetocentric ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Curiosity rover
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Curiosity rover
|
| hasGeologicAgeRange | Noachian to Amazonian ⓘ |
| hasLandingSite | Curiosity rover landing ellipse ⓘ |
| imageryAvailableFrom |
CTX
ⓘ
HiRISE instrument ⓘ
surface form:
HiRISE
THEMIS instrument ⓘ
surface form:
THEMIS
Viking Orbiter ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Orbiter cameras
|
| landingSiteOf |
Curiosity rover
ⓘ
surface form:
Curiosity rover (within Gale Crater)
|
| latitudeRange | 0° to 30°S ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mars ⓘ |
| longitudeRange | 180°E to 225°E ⓘ |
| mappedBy | USGS Astrogeology Science Center ⓘ |
| mappedFor | planetary geologic studies ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Aeolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Aeolis (region of ancient Greece)
|
| notableFeature |
Mount Sharp
ⓘ
surface form:
Gale Crater central mound (Aeolis Mons)
|
| partOf |
USGS geologic maps of Mars
ⓘ
surface form:
USGS Mars quadrangle system
|
| planetaryBody | Mars ⓘ |
| quadrangleNumber | 23 ⓘ |
| showsEvidenceOf |
aeolian erosion
ⓘ
ancient fluvial activity ⓘ climate change over Martian history ⓘ sedimentary layering ⓘ volcanism ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Mars Global Surveyor
ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Global Surveyor instruments
Mars Odyssey mission ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Odyssey instruments
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter instruments ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate history studies of Mars
ⓘ
landing site characterization ⓘ planetary mapping ⓘ stratigraphic correlation on Mars ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Spirit
subject surface form:
Husband Hill