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:Yellowknife_Bay
gptkb:Mount_Sharp
gptkb:Aeolis_Mons
gptkb:Peace_Vallis
evidence of ancient water
alluvial fans
ancient lakebed
dune fields
clay minerals
sulfate minerals
sedimentary layers
evidence of ancient climate change
evidence of conglomerates
evidence of cross-bedded sandstones
evidence of diagenetic features
evidence of habitability
evidence of impact breccias
evidence of iron oxides
evidence of mudstones
evidence of organic molecules
evidence of perchlorates
evidence of volcanic ash layers
evidence of wind erosion
Mount Sharp central mound
Murray formation
Vera Rubin Ridge
evidence of ancient habitable environments
evidence of ancient river deltas
evidence of calcium sulfate veins
evidence of clay-bearing rocks
evidence of methane
evidence of seasonal water activity
evidence of sulfate-bearing rocks
hematite-rich ridge
layered rock formations
gptkbp:coordinates 5.4°S 137.8°E
gptkbp:CuriosityLandingDate August 6, 2012
gptkbp:CuriosityLandingSite gptkb:Bradbury_Landing
gptkbp:diameter 154 km
gptkbp:diameterInMiles 96 miles
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Mariner_9
gptkbp:explorationStarted 2012
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Curiosity_rover
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gale crater
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:maximumDepth ~4.5 km
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Walter_Frederick_Gale
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Walter_Frederick_Gale
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6