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PIA16618: Texture of 'Gillespie Lake' Rock

This image from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the great diversity of grains found on the surface of a Martian rock.

Target Name:	Mars
Is a satellite of:	Sol (our sun)
Mission:	Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Spacecraft:	Curiosity
Instrument:	MARDI
Product Size:	615 x 458 pixels (w x h)
Produced By:	Malin Space Science Systems
Full-Res TIFF:	PIA16618.tif (845.5 kB)
Full-Res JPEG:	PIA16618.jpg (62.47 kB)

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This image from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the great diversity of grains found on the surface of a Martian rock. The rock, called "Gillespie Lake," was imaged by Curiosity's Mars Hand Lens Imager on Dec. 19, 2012, the 132nd sol, or Martian day, of operations.

The grains highlighted in the annotated version of this image are about 1 to 2 millimeters (0.04 to 0.08 inches) long and the full frame is about 3 to 5 centimeters (1 to 2 inches) across. Some grains look similar to clear crystal in appearance while others are darker and duller in appearance.

Image Credit:

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Image Addition Date:

2013-01-15