Gale Crater

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lunar_impact_crater
gptkbp:age ~3.5-3.8 billion years
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Mount_Sharp
evidence of ancient water
alluvial fans
dune fields
clay minerals
sulfate minerals
sedimentary layers
Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons)
evidence of ancient climate change
evidence of ancient groundwater
evidence of ancient habitability
evidence of ancient lakes
evidence of ancient shorelines
evidence of atmospheric loss
evidence of calcium sulfate
evidence of chemical weathering
evidence of clay-rich strata
evidence of conglomerates
evidence of cross-bedded sandstones
evidence of diagenetic features
evidence of gypsum veins
evidence of habitability
evidence of hematite nodules
evidence of hydrated minerals
evidence of impact breccias
evidence of iron oxides
evidence of methane fluctuations
evidence of mudstones
evidence of organic molecules
evidence of perchlorates
evidence of river deltas
evidence of seasonal changes
evidence of sedimentary cyclicity
evidence of sulfate-rich strata
evidence of volcanic ash layers
evidence of wind erosion
gptkbp:coordinates 5.4°S 137.8°E
gptkbp:diameter 154 km
gptkbp:diameterInMiles 96 miles
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Eugène_Michel_Antoniadi
gptkbp:explorationStarted August 6, 2012
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Curiosity_rover
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gale Crater
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Walter_Frederick_Gale
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Aeolis_quadrangle
gptkbp:plannedLandingSite gptkb:Curiosity_rover
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4