This MAHLI image (with a contrast stretch) shows the path ahead towards Murray Buttes and across the dark dunes to Mt. Sharp. We are now in another phase of driving with opportunistic science along the way.
This image also shows a clear change in the angle of the sedimentary beds between the lower and upper parts of the 5.5. km high Mt. Sharp (or Aeolis Mons as it is formally known). This sort of unconformity often relates to environmental and climate changes. Are the upper, younger sedimentary beds still the sort of habitable environment that we have found along the first part of the mission?
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