Curiosity Inspects ‘Shaler’ Outcrop on Descent to Yellowknife Bay Drill Target

Image caption: Sol 120 colorized panorama of big ‘Shaler’ layered rock outcrop snapped by Curiosity’s right eye Navigation Camera (Navcam) on Dec. 7, 2012. ‘Shaler’ exhibits a pattern geologists refer to as ‘crossbedding’, at angles to one another. The cropped view spans from north at left to south at right. Future destination Mount Sharp is [...]