HIGHLAND'S END. The Martian highlands stretch away toward the horizon in this view that looks south over Nilosyrtis. The proposed landing site for the MSL rover lies in the light patch at left center. Directly in the center lies the mouth of a large channel that leads up to an ancient, sediment filled crater. No vertical exaggeration; click on the image for a higher-resolution (400K) version.

Image credit: NASA/JPL/Arizona State University, R. Luk