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PIA05687: A Crack Runs Through It
This 3-D image taken by the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a close-up of the center of the rock abrasion tool hole, ground into 'Bounce.' 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Microscopic Imager 
 Product Size:  974 x 974 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Other  
Information: 		 You will need 3D glasses 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05687.tif (2.588 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05687.jpg (172.1 kB)  

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This 3-D image taken by the microscopic imager on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a close-up of the center of the rock abrasion tool hole, ground into "Bounce" on the rover's 66th sol on Mars. Features smaller than one-tenth of a millimeter (.004 inches) are visible. The observed area is a little over 3 centimeters (1.2 inches). The canyon-like crack that runs across the bottom half of the image is really only about 2 millimeters (about 0.08 inches) deep. Scientists are currently using a variety of instruments to study the chemical content of the rock.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS

Image Addition Date:
2004-04-02