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Aeolis

Aeolis

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A mountain on Mars also called Mount Sharp
  • proper noun
  • /ˈiːə.lɪs/
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  • With Gale Crater lying in the Aeolis quadrangle—the region named already by Schiaparelli after a part of Asia Minor—there was no choice.

Examples

  • Until this spring, it didn't have a name at all, but that changed in May when the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature gave it the name "Aeolis Mons," in accordance with the established international rules for naming features on planets (which are also easily available on Wikipedia).

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  • Although the ultimate destination for Curiosity's $2.5 billion, two-year mission is a 3-mile-high mountain called Aeolis Mons or Mount Sharp, the rover is going to be spending the next few weeks nosing around its current site, which is called Glenelg.

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  • Finally, will curiosity attempt to climb all the way up to the top of Aeolis Mons?

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  • A third feature named by the IAU in May was Aeolis Palus, by the way: the flat area inside Gale where MSL will touch down and for which NASA hasn't even come up with an 'informal name'...

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  • Curiosity is designed to explore the Martian surface, and its primary target is Aeolis Mons, a towering mountain that reaches almost 5.5 kilometers high.

  • The International Astronomical Union designated the mountain on Mars as Aeolis Mons, also known as Mount Sharp, due to its unique geological features.

  • Researchers plan to study Aeolis Mons extensively, as it offers valuable insights into the history of water on Mars.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Aeolis as in Aeolis Mons on Mars was taken from the ancient Earth region Aeolis, so scientists used a familiar classical name; because Aeolis is linked to Aeolus and 'wind', the name also feels right for a wind-swept Martian mountain.