Lakes on Mars Mons (previously informally named "Mount Sharp" to pay tribute to geologist Robert P. Sharp) rising higher from the crater floor than Mount Rainier rises above Seattle. Strong evidence uggests that Gale Crater once held a large lake. On August 6, 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory landed on Aeolis Palus near Aeolis Mons in Gale Crater. On August 5, 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory rover, ""Curiosity", landed at the foot of a layered mountain inside Gale crater. As the mission progressed, discoveries and conclusions were released from NASA detailing the mounting evidence that Gale once contained a large lake. On September
Crewed Mars rover design, which featured a six-wheel design, enclosed cab, and a mobile laboratory concept. The rover concept is a Non-NASA design, but did debut at the Kennedy Space Center's "Summer of Mars" and is back dropped by agencies goal of getting humans to Mars by the early 2030s. "Car and Driver" magazine reported on this event, and dubbed it a 'Mars Car' noting the designers and various specifications of the vehicle such as its size. An example of an in-house NASA design for rover, is the wheeled version of the Space Exploration Vehicle, which can has a version for outer space.