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Opportunity: Rough rocks at the rim, false color
Sol 3956-7, March 11-12, 2015. Yesterday’s Pancam composite of the rim rocks, now in false color from Holger Isenberg, reveals the differences in rocks and dirt more clearly. (Click the image to open a larger version in a new tab.) … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, The Peacock
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Opportunity: Rough rocks at the rim
Sol 3956, March 11, 2015. Opprtunity’s Pancam surveyed the rocks where Marathon Valley meets the rim, showing a shattered array. The prominent rock (arrow) in the Hazcam image below (informally dubbed “the Peacock”) is partly visible at top left in … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, The Peacock
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