A View of the Mawrth Vallis | The Range

Thursday, June 24, 2010

A View of the Mawrth Vallis

Posted By Jim Nintzel on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 11:16 AM

NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

The UA's HiRISE team has posted new snapshots of Mars here.

HiRISE team member Sharon Wilson tells us about the above photo:

This observation is a candidate landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover—named Curiosity—to be launched in 2011.

One of the main science objectives for MSL at this location is to examine deposits containing different types of clay minerals along the banks of Mawrth Vallis.

Previous

Goodbye to Bonnie

Next

Tucson's Everyday People: Glass Blowing with Jason Marstall

About The Author

Image: Jim Nintzel

Jim Nintzel

Jim Nintzel on Facebook

Jim Nintzel on Twitter

Email Jim Nintzel

Previously in the Range

Reversing the Desert: How an Arizona Engineer is Trying to Heal the Land and Protect Water

By Shane Purcell, Cronkite News and Brock M. Blasdell, Cronkite News
Mar 7, 2022
Omicron found in Arizona as health officials again urge people to get vaccinated

By Alexandra Pere
Dec 10, 2021
Pima County offers free COVID-19 vaccines at Tucson Convention Center

Dec 1, 2021
As COVID cases rise in Arizona, officials push vaccinations and masks for the holidays

By Michael Patton, Cronkite News
Nov 19, 2021
Pima County offering COVID boosters to anyone over 18

By Alexandra Pere
Nov 18, 2021
Pima County clinics begin COVID-19 vaccinations for 5- to 11-year-olds

Nov 8, 2021