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Click on the image for 'Wopmay' Rock (QTVR)
This approximate true-color image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover
Opportunity shows an unusual, lumpy rock informally named "Wopmay" on the
lower slopes of "Endurance Crater." The rock was named after the Canadian
bush pilot Wilfrid Reid "Wop" May. Like "Escher" and other rocks dotting
the bottom of Endurance, scientists believe the lumps in Wopmay may be
related to cracking and alteration processes, possibly caused by exposure
to water. The area between intersecting sets of cracks eroded in a way
that created the lumpy appearance. Rover team members plan to drive
Opportunity over to Wopmay for a closer look in coming sols. This image
was taken by the rover's panoramic camera on sol 248 (Oct. 4, 2004),
using its 750-, 530- and 480-nanometer filters.
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NASA/JPL/Cornell
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