Mars Science Lab Landing Site Selection
Suggested Data Sets
Ground Engineer
MOLA Shaded Relief
Maps by Instrument MOLA MOLA Shaded Relief (NE, NW, SE, SW) View
Graphic Data
MOLA Topography (red / brown / white = high elevation; blue / purple = low elevation)
Maps by Type Topography MOLA Shaded Relief / Colorized Elevation View
Graphic Data
MOLA Surface Roughness (brighter colors = rougher surface)
Maps by Instrument MOLA Vertical Roughness MOLA Roughness RGB
Composite View Graphic Data
Astrobiologist
MOLA Topography (red / brown / white = high elevation; blue / purple = low elevation)
Maps by Type Topography MOLA Shaded Relief / Colorized Elevation View
Graphic Data
H2O Composition Map (purple / blue= less; red / orange = more)
Maps by Type Composition Elemental Composition H2O Conc. H2O Conc.
(wt.%) View Graphic Data
TES Mineral Maps (purple / blue= less; red / orange = more)
Maps by Type Composition Mineral Composition [Carbonate, Sheet Silicates,
Hematite, Sulfate] View Graphic Data
Geomorphologist
MOLA Shaded Relief
Maps by Instrument MOLA MOLA Shaded Relief (NE, NW, SE, SW) View
Graphic Data
MOLA Topography (red / brown / white = high elevation; blue / purple = low elevation)
Maps by Type Topography MOLA Shaded Relief / Colorized Elevation View
Graphic Data
TES Mineral Maps (purple / blue= less; red / orange = more)
Maps by Type Composition Mineral Composition [Carbonate, Sheet Silicates,
Hematite, Sulfate] View Graphic Data
Mineralogist
TES Mineral Maps (purple / blue= less; red / orange = more)
Maps by Type Composition Mineral Composition [pick a mineral] View
Graphic Data
TES Mineral Maps
Bandfield, J. L., Global mineral distributions on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 107,
10.1029/2001JE001510, 2002. http://www.agu.org/journals/je/je0206/2001JE001510/