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Figure 1
This view from the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover
Opportunity shows a type of light-colored, rough-textured spherules
scientists are calling "popcorn" in contrast to the darker, smoother
spherules called "blueberries." The spherules seen here are on the part
of a rock named "Bylot" indicated in a panoramic camera image (see PIA06777). This magnified
view confirmed the existence of blueberries partially coated in the
popcorn material. This mosaic was assembled from four microscopic imager
frames taken on sol 199 (Aug. 15, 2004). The yellow rectangle indicates
the portion of this view shown in a tighter view (see PIA06779).
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NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS
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