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NASA has captured an aerial shot of the Curiosity rover scaling Mont Mercou on Mars – Business Insider Australia
A shot of Curiosity was captured on a terrene known as Mont Mercou, which sits on the northern fringe of Mount Sharp, near the center of Gale crater.
- NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted Curiosity climbing a rocky outcrop known as Mont Mercou.
- The photo was taken at an altitude of 270km above the rover.
- The hills beyond the area, which gained its nickname from a French mountain, are rich in sulfates.
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) snapped a dramatic image of the Curiosity rover climbing Mont Mercou, a terrene near the centre of Gale Crater, according to the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at The University of Arizona.
MRO captured…
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