Physical Outcrop Characteristics of the Mawrth MSL Candidate Landing Site
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Background: One of the candidate landing sites for the Mars Science Laboratory is in the Mawrth region of Mars. The candidate landing ellipse is located on highly cratered terrain with extensive bedrock outcrop. Diverse hydrous minerals have been detected from orbit, providing strong motivation for sending a landed mission to this area. However, models for the accumulation of bedrock in the area are poorly constrained. Method: To evaluate the physical characteristics of light-toned bedrock in Mawrth area, I described features from and mapped relationships on HiRISE images, anaglyphs, and DTMs in the context of
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