Ground Truth Mineralogy vs. Orbital Observations at the Bagnold Dune Field

[摘要] The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, Curiosity, is analyzing rock and sediments in Gale crater to provide in situ sedimentological, geochemical, and mineralogical assessments of the crater's geologic history. Curiosity's recent traverse through an active, basaltic eolian deposit, informally named the Bagnold Dunes, provided the opportunity for a multi-instrument investigation of the dune field.

[发布日期] 2017-03-20

[学科分类] 天文学(综合)