Aeolis Mons
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Aeolis Mons, also known as Mount Sharp, is a prominent layered mountain on Mars that rises from the center of Gale Crater and has been a primary exploration site for NASA's Curiosity rover.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aeolis Mons canonical | 3 |
| Mount Sharp | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Martian mountain
ⓘ
central peak ⓘ geological formation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mount Sharp ⓘ |
| approachedBy |
Curiosity rover
ⓘ
surface form:
Curiosity rover from Gale Crater floor
|
| baseFormedIn | ancient Gale Crater lake ⓘ |
| contains |
Clay-bearing unit
ⓘ
Mount Sharp ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Sharp lower slopes
Murray formation ⓘ Peace Vallis fan deposits at its base ⓘ Sulfate-bearing unit ⓘ hematite-bearing ridge ⓘ |
| explorationStartYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| exploredBy | Curiosity rover ⓘ |
| hasApproximateHeight |
about 18,000 feet above Gale Crater floor
ⓘ
about 5.5 kilometers above Gale Crater floor ⓘ |
| hasComposition | sedimentary rock layers ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | planetocentric coordinates on Mars ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge | primarily Hesperian to early Amazonian ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | layered mountain ⓘ |
| hasNamedAfterPersonVariant | Mount Sharp named after Robert P. Sharp ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
mineralogical transitions with elevation
ⓘ
preservation of organic molecules ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | stacked sedimentary layers several kilometers thick ⓘ |
| higherThan | rim of Gale Crater in some places ⓘ |
| importantForStudyOf |
Martian climate history
ⓘ
habitability of early Mars ⓘ stratigraphy of Mars ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | erosional remnant of once more extensive sedimentary deposits ⓘ |
| liesNear | Martian equator ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gale Crater ⓘ |
| locatedInQuadrangle | Aeolis quadrangle ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mars ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aeolis (classical albedo feature on Mars) ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Mars Express
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mars Odyssey mission ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Odyssey
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ |
| observedByInstrument |
CRISM instrument
ⓘ
surface form:
CRISM
CTX ⓘ HiRISE instrument ⓘ
surface form:
HiRISE
THEMIS instrument ⓘ
surface form:
THEMIS
|
| primaryExplorationSiteOf |
Curiosity rover
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Curiosity rover
|
| risesFrom | center of Gale Crater ⓘ |
| showsEvidenceOf |
aeolian (wind-driven) processes
ⓘ
ancient fluvial processes ⓘ lacustrine (lake) environments ⓘ long-term sedimentary deposition ⓘ |
| usedAsReference | for Curiosity rover science campaigns ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mount Sharp