Free Astronomy Magazine March-April 2021

34 MARS ROVERS MARCH-APRIL 2021 T he sites where Curiosity has observed rock formations originating from the prolonged flow of water. The images from Link and “Hottah”, in particular, unequivocally show the bed of ancient streams. [NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona] O verall view of Gale Crater with Mount Sharp in the center, both originating from the impact of an aster- oid. The ellipse represents the area within which Curiosity could have landed; the blue section is instead its itinerary. [NASA/JPLCaltech/ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/MSSS]