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Glenelg (or ''Glenelg Intrigue'') is a location on Mars near the Mars Science Laboratory (''
Image:PIA17085-MarsCuriosityRover-TraverseMap-Sol351-20130801.jpg, First-year and first-mil
traverse map
of the ''Curiosity'' rover on Mars (1 August 2013)
3-D
. Image:PIA16150 fig1-Mars Curiosity Rover-Glenelg Terrain.jpg, ''Curiosity''s view of the ''Glenelg Area'' – where three terrains merge (19 September 2012). Image:PIA16237-MarsCuriosityRover-BurwashRock-20121029.jpg, " Burwash" rock on Mars - as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the ''Curiosity'' rover (29 October 2012). Image:PIA16236-MarsCuriosityRover-EtThenRock-20121029.jpg, " Et-Then" rock on Mars - as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the ''Curiosity'' rover (29 October 2012). Image:PIA16550-MarsCuriosityRover-ShalerOutcrop-20121207.jpg, " Shaler" rock outcrop near the ''Glenelg Area'' on Mars - as viewed by the MastCam on the ''Curiosity'' rover (7 December 2012).
Video (04:32) - Evidence: Water "Vigorously" Flowed On Mars - September, 2012
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Glenelg (or ''Glenelg Intrigue'') is a location on Mars near the Mars Science Laboratory (''Curiosity rover
''Curiosity'' is a car-sized Mars rover Space exploration, exploring Gale (crater), Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. ''Curiosity'' was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ...
'') landing site (Bradbury Landing) in Gale Crater marked by a natural intersection of three kinds of terrain.
Name
The location was named ''Glenelg'' by NASA scientists for two reasons: all features in the immediate vicinity were given names associated withYellowknife
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in northern Canada
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, and Glenelg is the name of a geological feature there. Furthermore, the name is a palindrome, and as the ''Curiosity'' rover is planned to visit the location twice (once coming, and once going) this was an appealing feature for the name. The original Glenelg is a village in Scotland which on 20 October 2012 had a ceremony, including a live link to NASA, to celebrate their "twinning" with Glenelg on Mars.
The trek to Glenelg will send the rover east-southeast of its landing site. One of the three types of terrain intersecting at Glenelg is layered bedrock, which is attractive as the first drilling target.
Images
traverse map
of the ''Curiosity'' rover on Mars (1 August 2013)
3-D
. Image:PIA16150 fig1-Mars Curiosity Rover-Glenelg Terrain.jpg, ''Curiosity''s view of the ''Glenelg Area'' – where three terrains merge (19 September 2012). Image:PIA16237-MarsCuriosityRover-BurwashRock-20121029.jpg, " Burwash" rock on Mars - as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the ''Curiosity'' rover (29 October 2012). Image:PIA16236-MarsCuriosityRover-EtThenRock-20121029.jpg, " Et-Then" rock on Mars - as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the ''Curiosity'' rover (29 October 2012). Image:PIA16550-MarsCuriosityRover-ShalerOutcrop-20121207.jpg, " Shaler" rock outcrop near the ''Glenelg Area'' on Mars - as viewed by the MastCam on the ''Curiosity'' rover (7 December 2012).
See also
* Aeolis Mons * Aeolis Palus * Aeolis quadrangle * Bedrock * Composition of Mars * Geology of Mars * List of rocks on Mars * Rock outcrop * Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory * Water on MarsReferences
External links
Video (04:32) - Evidence: Water "Vigorously" Flowed On Mars - September, 2012
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