Comments on: Gale Crater as seen by Curiosity from the heights of Mount Sharp https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/gale-crater-as-seen-by-curiosity-from-the-heights-of-mount-sharp/ Sun, 08 Oct 2023 21:31:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Edward https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/gale-crater-as-seen-by-curiosity-from-the-heights-of-mount-sharp/#comment-1429807 Sun, 08 Oct 2023 21:31:18 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=99175#comment-1429807 Robert wrote: “The mountain chain in the distance, about 20 to 25 miles away, is the north rim of Gale Crater. … The peak of Mount Sharp, about 23 miles to the south and in the opposite direction …”

Holy Mars, Batman! This means that to reach the top of Mount Sharp, Curiosity has to travel a distance similar to what we see from here to the north rim. That is quite a journey.

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