Ireson Hill on Mars
Explanation:
What created this unusual hill on Mars?
Its history has become a topic of research, but its shape and two-tone structure
makes it one of the more unusual hills that the robotic Curiosity rover on Mars has
rolled near.
Dubbed
Ireson Hill, the
mound rises
about 5 meters high and
spans about 15 meters across.
Ireson
Hill is located on the
Bagnold Dune field on the slope of
Mount Sharp in
Gale Crater on
Mars.
The featured 41-image
panorama has been
horizontally compressed
to include the entire hill.
The image was taken on February 2 and released last week.
Because
Mars is moving
behind the Sun
as seen from the
Earth,
NASA will soon
stop sending commands
to its
Martian orbiters and rovers until about August 1.
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