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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 10811444" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/nasa081211/s_n18_PIA14290.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> NASA has selected Gale crater as the landing site  for the Mars Science Laboratory mission. The mission's rover will be  placed on the ground in a northern portion of the crater in August 2012.  This view of Gale is a mosaic of observations made by the Thermal  Emission Imaging System camera on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter. Gale  crater is 96 miles (154 kilometers) in diameter and holds a layered  mountain rising about 3 miles (5 kilometers) above the crater floor. The  ellipse superimposed on this image indicates the intended landing area.  The portion of the crater within the landing area has an alluvial fan  likely formed by water-carried sediments. The lower layers of the nearby  mountain -- within driving distance for Curiosity -- contain minerals  indicating a wet history. </blockquote>

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