Geology and Minerals

Home Plate (Mars)

Home Plate is a plateau roughly 90 metres (300 ft) across within the Columbia Hills, Mars. It is informally named for its similarity in shape to a baseball home plate. Home Plate is a rocky outcrop that appears to show layered features. The plateau has been extensively studied by Spirit, one of the Mars Exploration Rovers, since 2006. The rover became stuck in loose granular material alongside the northeast side of the plateau. The rover last communicated with Earth on March 22, 2010.

Also on this shelf

See also

• ▸Burra, South Australia
• ▸Ishikawa Toyonobu
• ▸Gorely

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