Bathurst Inlet (Rock)

Bathurst Inlet Rock
	Images taken by the Curiosity rover (September 30, 2012). (Above) Context view area 16 cm (6.3 in) x 12 cm (4.7 in); (Below) Close-Up view area 3.3 cm (1.3 in) x 2.5 cm (0.98 in).
Feature type	Rock
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] : 4°35′S 137°26′E / 4.59°S 137.44°E

Short description: Rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus on Mars

Bathurst Inlet is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The rock was encountered by the Curiosity rover on the way from Bradbury Landing to Glenelg Intrigue on September 30, 2012^[1]^[2] and was named after Bathurst Inlet, a deep inlet located along the northern coast of the Canadian mainland. The "approximate" site coordinates are: [ ⚑ ] 4°35′S 137°26′E / 4.59°S 137.44°E / -4.59; 137.44.

The Curiosity rover inspecting Bathurst Inlet rock on Mars.

The NASA rover team had assessed the rock to be a suitable target for one of the first uses of Curiosity's contact instruments, the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) and the Alpha particle X-ray spectrometer (APXS).^[1]^[2] The rock is dark gray and seems to contain grains or crystals, if any at all, that are finer than Curiosity's cameras can resolve: less than 80 μm in size.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Dunbar, Brian; Gelicius, Tony (October 2, 2012). "'Bathurst Inlet' Rock on Curiosity's Sol 54, Context View". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/pia14762.html.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Dunbar, Brian; Greicius, Tony (October 1, 2012). "'Bathurst Inlet' Rock on Curiosity's Sol 54, Close-Up View". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/pia14763.html.

External links

Curiosity Rover - Official Site
NASA - Mars Exploration Program
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[NASA-20121002-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Dunbar, Brian; Gelicius, Tony (October 2, 2012). "'Bathurst Inlet' Rock on Curiosity's Sol 54, Context View". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/pia14762.html.

[NASA-20121001-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Dunbar, Brian; Greicius, Tony (October 1, 2012). "'Bathurst Inlet' Rock on Curiosity's Sol 54, Close-Up View". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/pia14763.html.

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General	Curiosity rover Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory
Instruments	APXS ChemCam CheMin DAN DRT Hazcam MARDI MAHLI MastCam Navcam RAD REMS Robotic arm SAM
Features	MarsDial MMRTG Rocker-bogie
Sites	Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons) Aeolis Palus Bradbury Landing Gale Crater Glenelg Peace Vallis Rocknest Yellowknife Bay
Rocks	Bathurst Inlet Coronation Goulburn Hottah Jake Matijevic Link Rocknest Rocknest 3 Tintina
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Images taken by the Curiosity rover (September 30, 2012). (Above) Context view area 16 cm (6.3 in) x 12 cm (4.7 in);^[1] (Below) Close-Up view area 3.3 cm (1.3 in) x 2.5 cm (0.98 in).^[2]
Feature type	Rock
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] : 4°35′S 137°26′E / 4.59°S 137.44°E / -4.59; 137.44

Bathurst Inlet (Rock)

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