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This image, taken by the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover
Spirit during the rover's trek through the "Columbia Hills" at "Gusev
Crater," shows the horizontally layered rock dubbed "Tetl." Scientists
hope to investigate this rock in more detail, aiming to determine whether
the rock's layering is volcanic or sedimentary in origin. If for some
reason this particular rock is not favorably positioned for grinding and
examination by the toolbox of instruments on the rover's robotic arm,
Spirit will be within short reach of another similar rock, dubbed "Coba."
Spirit took this image on its 264th martian day, or sol (Sept. 29, 2004).
This is a false-color composite image generated from the panoramic
camera's 750-, 530-, and 430-nanometer filters.
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NASA/JPL/Cornell
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