PIA12161: Block Island Close-up
This is a picture of 'Block Island' an odd-shaped, dark rock, which may be a meteorite.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Hazcam 
 Product Size:  1024 x 1024 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA12161.tif (1.05 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA12161.jpg (137.9 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This is a picture of "Block Island," an odd-shaped, dark rock, which may be a meteorite.

This rock was imaged with the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on sol 1959 (July 28, 2009).

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2009-07-31