Gale Crater
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Gale Crater is a large impact crater on Mars that has been extensively explored for its layered geological history and past habitability clues.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gale Crater canonical | 19 |
| Gale Crater on Mars | 3 |
| Mount Sharp | 2 |
| Aeolis Palus | 1 |
| Aeolis region of Mars | 1 |
| Gale Crater, Mars | 1 |
| Yellowknife Bay | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Martian geological feature
ⓘ
impact crater ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Gale ⓘ |
| centralMoundHeight |
about 3 miles
ⓘ
about 5 kilometers ⓘ |
| containsMineral |
basaltic materials
ⓘ
clay minerals ⓘ hematite ⓘ phyllosilicates ⓘ sulfates ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
ancient lake system
ⓘ
habitable environmental conditions ⓘ long-lived liquid water ⓘ neutral to mildly alkaline water ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Curiosity rover
ⓘ
Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Science Laboratory mission
|
| formedBy | large impact event ⓘ |
| hasApproximateAge | Late Noachian to Early Hesperian ⓘ |
| hasCentralPeak | Aeolis Mons ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | about 5.4 degrees south ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | about 137.8 degrees east ⓘ |
| hasDiameter |
about 154 kilometers
ⓘ
about 96 miles ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Aeolis Mons
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Sharp
alluvial fans ⓘ ancient lakebed deposits ⓘ central mound ⓘ clay-bearing units ⓘ crater rim ⓘ dune fields ⓘ layered sedimentary rocks ⓘ sulfate-bearing units ⓘ unconformities ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicRecord | hundreds of meters of layered rocks ⓘ |
| landingDateOfCuriosity | 2012-08-06 ⓘ |
| landingSiteOf | Curiosity rover ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Aeolis quadrangle ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mars ⓘ |
| nameApprovedBy | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Walter Frederick Gale ⓘ |
| selectedAsLandingSiteFor | Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
ancient aqueous environments
ⓘ
climate evolution of Mars ⓘ past habitability ⓘ sedimentary stratigraphy ⓘ |
| usedToInvestigate |
potential preservation of organics
ⓘ
sedimentary processes on Mars ⓘ transition from wetter to drier Mars ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aeolis Palus
subject surface form:
Rubin Ridge
subject surface form:
Rubin Ridge
this entity surface form:
Mount Sharp
subject surface form:
Rubin Ridge
this entity surface form:
Aeolis region of Mars
this entity surface form:
Mount Sharp
this entity surface form:
Gale Crater on Mars
this entity surface form:
Gale Crater, Mars
subject surface form:
Rubin Ridge
this entity surface form:
Yellowknife Bay