Rocknest 3

{{short description|Martian rock}} {{Infobox feature on celestial object |name = Rocknest 3 |image = [[File:PIA16452-MarsCuriosityRover-Rocknest3Rock-20121005.jpg|300px]] |caption = "Rocknest 3" [[Rock (geology)|rock]] on Mars - target of the [[Chemistry and Camera complex|ChemCam]] and [[Curiosity rover#Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer .28APXS.29|APXS]] instruments on the [[Curiosity rover|''Curiosity'' rover]] (October 5, 2012) ([[White balance|white-balanced image]]). |type = [[Rock (geology)|Rock]] |coordinates = {{coord|4.59|S|137.44|E|globe:mars_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} }} '''Rocknest 3''' is a rock on the surface of [[Aeolis Palus]], between [[Peace Vallis]] and [[Aeolis Mons|Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp)]], in [[Gale (crater)|Gale crater]] on the planet [[Mars]]. The approximate site coordinates are: {{coord|4.59|S|137.44|E|globe:Mars}}. The rock was encountered at [[Rocknest (Mars)|Rocknest]] by the [[Curiosity rover|''Curiosity'' rover]] on its way from [[Bradbury Landing]] to the Point Lake overlook while traveling toward [[Glenelg, Mars|Glenelg Intrigue]] in October 2012. The rock measures about {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}} high and {{convert|40|cm|in|abbr=on}} wide and was a target of the [[Chemistry and Camera complex|ChemCam]] and [[Curiosity rover#Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer .28APXS.29|APXS]] instruments on the [[Curiosity rover|''Curiosity'' rover]].<ref name="NASA-20121126">{{cite web |author=Staff |title= PIA16452: A Martian Rock Called 'Rocknest 3' |url=http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA16452 |date=November 26, 2012 |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=November 27, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Space-20121122">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Thanksgiving on Mars: Working Holiday for Curiosity Rover |url=http://www.space.com/18594-mars-thanksgiving-curiosity-rover.html|date=November 22, 2012 |publisher=[[Space.com]] |access-date=November 22, 2012 }}</ref> <gallery> Image:PIA16452-MarsCuriosityRover-Rocknest3-20121005-fig2.jpg|"Rocknest 3" [[Rock (geology)|rock]] - target of the [[Chemistry and Camera complex|ChemCam]] and [[Curiosity rover#Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer .28APXS.29|APXS]] instruments on the ''Curiosity'' rover (October 5, 2012 ). Image:PIA16451-MarsCuriosityRover-Rocknest3Rock-RMI-20121003.jpg|"Rocknest 3" [[Rock (geology)|rock]] - target of the [[Chemistry and Camera complex|ChemCam]] and [[Curiosity rover#Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer .28APXS.29|APXS]] instruments on the [[Curiosity rover|''Curiosity'' rover]] (October 3, 2012) </gallery> {{Clear}} {{wide image|PIA16453-MarsCuriosityRover-RocknestPanorama-20121126.jpg|800px|align-cap=center|[[Curiosity rover|''Curiosity'' rover's]] view from [[Rocknest (Mars)|Rocknest]] looking eastward toward Point Lake (center) on the way to [[Glenelg, Mars|Glenelg Intrigue]] (November 26, 2012, [[Color balance|white balanced]]) ([[:File:PIA16453-MarsCuriosityRover-RocknestPanorama-Raw-20121126.jpg|raw color]]).}}

==See also== {{Commons category multi|Aeolis Palus|Gale Crater|Rocks on Mars}} {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * [[Aeolis quadrangle]] * [[Composition of Mars]] * [[Geology of Mars]] * [[List of rocks on Mars]] * [[Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory]] {{div col end}}

== References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== *[http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/ ''Curiosity'' Rover - Official Site]

[[Category:Aeolis quadrangle]] [[Category:Mars Science Laboratory]] [[Category:Rocks on Mars]]