PIA05507: "Blueberry" Exposed
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Microscopic Imager
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) 
 Product Size:  1283 x 986 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  JPL
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05507.tif (465.7 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05507.jpg (92.2 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This three-dimensional model shows a postage-stamp-sized patch of the rock target in the outcrop near the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's landing site. A sliced sphere-like particle, or "blueberry," can be seen to the far right of the model. The model was created from images taken by the rover's microscopic imager, after the surface of the rock was scraped away with the rock abrasion tool.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS/Ames

Image Addition Date:
2004-03-06