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Landing Sites Prioritized At First MSL Workshop
| Name | Location | Elevation | Target | Proposer | HiRISE Image | CTX Image |
| Nili Fossae Trough | ~22°N, ~75°E | -0.6 km | Phyllosilicates | J. Mustard | PSP_003086_2015 | P05_003086_2011 |
| Holden Crater Fan | 26.4°S, 325.3°E | -2.3 km | Layered Materials | R. Irwin, J. Grant, Malin, Edgett, Rice |
PSP_002154_1530 | |
| Terby Crater | 28°S, 73°E | -5 km | Layered Material | S. Wilson, Cohen, Dobrea | PSP_002572_1520 | |
| Marwth Vallis | 22.3°N, 343.5°E | ~-2 km | Phyllosilicates | J-P Bibring | PSP_003063_2050 | P05_003063_2074 |
| Eberswalde Crater | 24.0°S, 326.3°E | -0.8 and -0.4 km | Delta | J. Schieber, J. Dickson, Rice | PSP_003222_1565 | P06_003222_1561 |
| Gale Crater | 4.6°S, 137.2°E | -4.5 km | Interior Layered Deposits | J. Bell, N. Bridges | PSP_003453_1750 | P06_003453_1752 |
| W Candor East | Various | -4 km | Sulfate Deposits | N. Mangold | PSP_003263_1740 | P06_003263_1742 |
| N Meridiani | 2.7°N, 358.8°E | -1.5 km | Sedimentary Layers | Edgett/Malin | ||
| Juventae Chasma | 5°S, 297°E | -2 km | Layered Sulfates | J. Grotzinger | PSP_003368_1755 | P06_003368_1773 |
| Nilo Syrtis | ~23°N, ~76°E | ~-0.5 | Phyllosilicates | Mustard | PSP_003231_2095 | P06_003231_2090 |
| Melas Chasma | 9.8°S, 283.6°E | -1.9 km | Paleolake | C. Quantin | PSP_002551_1700 | P04_002551_1712 |
| E. Meridiani | 0°, 3.7°E | ~-1.3 km | Sedimentary Layers | B. Hynek | PSP_003326_1800 | P06_003326_1795 |
| Athabasca Vallis | 10N, ?°E | -2.4 km | Cerberus Rupes Deposits | D. Burr | ||
| Iani Chaos | 2°S , ~342°E | Below -2 km | Hematite, Sulfate | T. Glotch | PSP_003907_1780 | P07_003907_1780 |
| Nili Fossae Crater | 18.4°N, 77.68°E | -2.6 km | Valley Networks, layers | J. Rice | PSP_002743_1985 | P04_002743_1987 |
| Eos Chasma | ~11°N, ~320°E | ~-4 km | Chert | Hamilton | PSP_003921_1690 | P07_003921_1703 |
| Meridiani Crater Lake | 5.6°N, 358°E | ~-1.5 km | Crater lake sediments | L. Posolova | PSP_002179_1855 | |
| NE Syrtis Major | ~10°N, ~70°E | ~1 km | Volcanics | R. Harvey | PSP_002809_1965 | P05_002809_1975 |
| Margaritifer Basin | 12.77°S, 338.1°E | -2.12 km | Fluvial Deposits | K. Williams | PSP_002193_1670 | |
| E. Melas Chasma | 11.62°S, 290.45°E | Below-2 km | Interior Layered Deposits | M. Chojnacki | PSP_003843_1680 | |
| Hellas/Dao Vallis | 40°S, 85°E | Below -2 km | A major valley | L. Crumpler | PSP_001477_1400 | |
| Xanthe/Hypanis Vallis | 11°N, 314°E | Below -2 km | Delta | L. Crumpler | PSP_002919_1915 | P05_002919_1917 |
| Becquerel Crater | 21.8°N, 351°E | -2.6 to -3.8 km | Layered Sedimentary Rocks | J. C. Bridges | PSP_001480_2015 | |
| SW Arabia Terra | 2-12°N, 355-348°E | -1 km | Sed. Rocks, Methane | C. Allen | PSP_002812_1855 | P05_002812_1858 |
| Gullies/Hale Crater | 35.7°S, 323.4°E | 2.4 km | Gullies | W. E. Dietrich | ||
| W. Arabia | 8.9°N, 358.8°E | -1.2 km | Sedimentary Rocks | E. Heydari | ||
| Argyre | 56.8°S, 317.7°E | -1.5 km | Glacial Features | J. Kargel | ||
| NW Slope Valleys | ~0, 145°E | ~-2 km | Flood Features | J. Dohm | ||
| W. Meridiani | 1.8°S, 7.6°E | ~-1.0 to -1.5 km | Sediments, Hematite | H. Newsom | ||
| Elysium/Avernus Colles | 1.0°S, 169.5°E | Below -2 km | High iron abundance | L. Crumpler | PSP_002832_1770 | P05_002832_1769 |
| Meridiani Bench | 7.5°N, 354°E | ~-1 to 1.5 km | Layered Sediments | A. Howard | ||
| SML Craters S | 49°S, 14°E | Above -0.5 km | Recent Climate Deposits | M. Kreslavsky | PSP_003972_1305 | |
| Isidis Basin Escarpment | 5-15°N, 80-95°E | Below -2 km | Volatile sink | L. Crumpler | PSP_004233_1980 | P08_004233_1982 |