6 Landing Spots for 2010 Mission

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover has half a dozen potential landing spots for the 2009 launch. This rover will be the largest ever to travel to Mars. It will be investigating organic compounds and how Martian rocks and soils have evolved over time. It will also be looking into water under the surface. The six sites that they are looking at all appear to have dry minerals, that may have formed from contact with liquid water. Problems that might arise will be going to Holden and Terby craters located in the southern hemisphere, which could be unsuitable because it would be during winter when they arrive. The ideal site must be flat and not prone to high winds. The lander will be arriving in 2010. From the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to find out more about the landing spots.