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Topography of Gale Crater

Topography of Gale Crater
Color coding in this image of Gale Crater on Mars represents differences in elevation, with blue relatively low and tan relatively high. The vertical difference from a low point inside the landing ellipse for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory to a high point on the mountain inside the crater is about 3 miles (5 kilometers).

Color coding in this image of Gale Crater on Mars represents differences in elevation, with blue relatively low and tan relatively high. The vertical difference from a low point inside the landing ellipse for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory to a high point on the mountain inside the crater is about 3 miles (5 kilometers).
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech