Gale crater on Mars

Gale Crater on Mars
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Article analysis
The article is about a scenic crater on Mars - the Gale Crater. It was authored by Stephen Clark and posted in the Spaceflight Now on the 22nd of July 2011. The Gale Crate is explained in the article as being a scenic impact site that has ragged rock formations and rises over 15,000 feet high. In the endless search to determine whether Mars has the capability to support life, scientists will be sending the $2.5 billion Curiosity rover for exploration services. The landing site chose was reached upon after close analysis of 60 other landing sites. (Clark, 2011)
The entire project was being headed by Michael Meyer. Gale was chosen due to the possibility of possessing organic compounds. There are scientific and geologic expectations from this project. Both are aimed at establishing whether there has been or there is possibility of life in Mars. Th...