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Gusev Crater

Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ April 11, 2003

Gusev Crater, the designated landing site for the first Mars Exploration Rover mission was seen here in its geological context from NASA Viking Orbiter 1.

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