The maroon patch within the baby - blue area at the center of the crater signifies what has been identified as pyroclastic deposits centering on a volcanic vent. (discovermagazine.com)
Curiosity has traveled more than 16 km over more than 1,700 sols (martian days) as it has traveled from the bottom of Gale crater part way up Mount Sharp in the center of the crater. (sciencedaily.com)
The technique was able to pinpoint deposits around several crater central peaks, the craggy mounds that often form in the center of a crater during a large impact. (sciencedaily.com)