Because it is the closest flat surface to Mount Sharp
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No. Copernicus crater is an impact crater.
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The Curiosity Land Rover landed at the base of Sharp Mountain,
inside Gale Crater. The specific coordinates of the site is: 4.6
degrees south latitude and 137.4 degrees east longitude.
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At the summit there are four craters: the Northeast Crater,
Bucca Nuova Crater, Southeast Crater and Varagine Crater.
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The cheese crater. The cheese crater is the cheeseiest crater in
all of cheese land.