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Martian Soil in 3-D

Target Name:  Mars
Spacecraft:  Mars Exploration Rover
Produced by:  NASA/JPL/USGS
Copyright: NASA Copyright Free Policy
Date Released: 16 January 2004

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This image taken by the microscopic imager on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the powdery soil of Mars in 3-D. It is the sharpest look yet at the surface of another planet. The microscopic imager is located on the rover's instrument deployment device, or "arm."

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