Rubin Ridge on Mars

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geologic feature ridge

Rubin Ridge on Mars is a geologic feature on the Martian surface named in honor of pioneering astronomer Vera Rubin, recognized for her groundbreaking work on galaxy rotation and dark matter.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Rubin Ridge on Mars canonical	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geologic feature ⓘ ridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Vera Rubin Ridge ⓘ
associatedWith	dark matter research legacy of Vera Rubin ⓘ search for past habitable environments on Mars ⓘ
composition	sedimentary rocks ⓘ
contextWithinMission	intermediate waypoint on Curiosity ascent of Mount Sharp ⓘ
discoveredBy	orbital imaging prior to Curiosity landing ⓘ
exploredBy	Curiosity rover ⓘ
featureType	sedimentary rock ridge ⓘ
hasStratigraphicPosition	overlies Murray formation units of Mount Sharp ⓘ underlies younger units higher on Mount Sharp ⓘ
honors	Vera Rubin ⓘ
hosted	multiple Curiosity drill targets ⓘ
investigatedFor	mineralogy ⓘ potential habitability indicators ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ
locatedIn	Gale Crater ⓘ
locatedInHemisphere	Martian southern hemisphere ⓘ
locatedOn	Mars ⓘ
mappedBy	Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ surface form: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter CRISM spectrometer Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ surface form: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE camera
namedAfter	Vera Rubin ⓘ
namedBy	International Astronomical Union ⓘ
notableFor	distinctive color and texture compared to surrounding terrain ⓘ evidence of past water-related processes ⓘ
observedByInstrument	APXS on Curiosity rover ⓘ CheMin ⓘ surface form: CheMin on Curiosity rover ChemCam ⓘ surface form: ChemCam on Curiosity rover DAN on Curiosity rover ⓘ MAHLI ⓘ surface form: MAHLI on Curiosity rover Mastcam ⓘ surface form: Mastcam on Curiosity rover SAM on Curiosity rover ⓘ
partOf	Curiosity rover traverse route ⓘ Gale Crater stratigraphic sequence ⓘ Gale Crater ⓘ surface form: Mount Sharp
planet	Mars ⓘ
region	Gale Crater ⓘ surface form: Aeolis region of Mars
scientificGoalAtSite	characterize mineralogy related to red and gray color variations ⓘ search for organic molecules in drilled samples ⓘ
scientificInterest	ancient environmental conditions in Gale Crater ⓘ long-term climate history of Mars ⓘ
showsEvidenceOf	erosional processes ⓘ layered sedimentary bedding ⓘ
studiedByMission	Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ
surface	rocky ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vera Rubin → hasHonorificName → Rubin Ridge on Mars ⓘ

Vera → hasNamesake → Rubin Ridge on Mars ⓘ

subject surface form: Vera Rubin