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awolf on Aug 8, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: First full-resolution images of the Martian surfac...

I think you think its a lot farther than it actually is.

My estimate would be about a mile.

ChuckMcM on Aug 8, 2012 [–]

From a topographic picture of Gale crater [1] with the landing area of Curiosity circled, its about 25km to the nearest crater wall or slightly more than 15 miles to the crater wall.

[1] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Topograp...

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