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PIA06775: Weird 'Endurance' Rock Ahead
This image taken on Aug. 11, 2004 by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a bizarre, lumpy rock dubbed 'Wopmay' on the inner slopes of 'Endurance Crater' on Mars.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Panoramic Camera 
 Product Size:  256 x 214 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA06775.tif (54.43 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA06775.jpg (6.778 kB)  

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This image taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a bizarre, lumpy rock dubbed "Wopmay" on the inner slopes of "Endurance Crater." Scientists say the rock's unusual texture is unlike any others observed so far at Meridiani Planum. Wopmay measures approximately 1 meter (3.3 feet) across. The image was taken by the rover's panoramic camera on sol 195 (Aug. 11, 2004). Opportunity will likely travel to this or a similar rock in coming sols for a closer look at the alien surface.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-08-18