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
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MOLA Topography (red / brown / white = high elevation; blue / purple = low elevation)
Maps by Type  Topography  MOLA Shaded Relief / Colorized Elevation  View
Graphic Data
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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
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H2O Composition Map (purple / blue= less; red / orange = more)
Maps by Type  Composition  Elemental Composition  H2O Conc.  H2O Conc.
(wt.%)  View Graphic Data
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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
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MOLA Topography (red / brown / white = high elevation; blue / purple = low elevation)
Maps by Type  Topography  MOLA Shaded Relief / Colorized Elevation  View
Graphic Data
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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/