The rover is approaching the last stop before hitting the road, an outcrop dubbed Shaler .
The rover is approaching the last stop before hitting the road, an outcrop dubbed Shaler . We noticed the Shaler outcrop on our way into "Yellowknife Bay" but did not get close enough to study it in detail. So we plan study Shaler in detail before starting the traverse toward Mt. Sharp (Aeolis Mons).
Written by Ken Herkenhoff, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science Center
