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To: JRandomFreeper

From the JPL website:


For comparison, the Mars Phoenix Lander had a landing ellipse the size of Gale Crater, but the Mars rover Curiosity will land within a small area inside of Gale.

If you know where Gale Crater is, there you go.


43 posted on 08/05/2012 12:57:15 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: hattend
Actually, I found it. 4.5 S, 137.4 E.

I've got a Java ap that shows the sunclock orthographic image of the face of Mars. Looks like the landing site is right at the terminator now, and the sun should be rising on it soon.

/johnny

48 posted on 08/05/2012 1:05:34 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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