beautifulmars: HiPOD 22 Apr 2022: Layers to the West of Gale CraterThe objective of this observation
beautifulmars: HiPOD 22 Apr 2022: Layers to the West of Gale CraterThe objective of this observation is to examine thin layers in the Nepenthes Mensae region. Because this location is close to Gale Crater, these layers may one day be compared to those currently being studied by the Curiosity rover. This scene was also imaged by the Context Camera onboard MRO.Nepenthes Mensae is a plateau, whose name derives from Greek for a drug that quells all sorrows with forgetfulness. “Nepenthe” literally means “without grief” (ne = not, penthos = grief) and was a potion given to Helen by an Egyptian queen in Homer’s “Odyssey.” Enhanced color image is less than 1 km across; black and white is less than 5 km. ID: ESP_055565_1750date: 4 June 2018 altitude: 265 kmNASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona -- source link