This mosaic of four images, featuring the rock target dubbed "Bylot," was taken by
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on sol 194 (August 9, 2004).  The spherules shown here are less round than the "blueberries" seen previously in "Endurance Crater," perhaps because the minerals coating them are more resistant to erosion than elsewhere in the crater.  Dark sand is partially covering the rock.  The target was in complete shadow when the images were acquired, except for a small area at the upper right, where direct sunlight caused the camera to saturate and excess charge to "bloom" downward into adjacent pixels. 


Image Credit:  NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS

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CAPTION WRITER:  Colleen Sharkey 818/625-0653 cell

RELEASE DATE:  August 11, 2004

IMAGE FILE NAME:site_35_mi_pre-rat_bylot.jpg

SOURCE FILE NAME(S):1MM194ILF35PER00P2907M222M2 

SUMMARY INFORMATION: Pre-RAT MI mosaic of target Bylot 

NAME OF SUBMITTER: Mike Cayanan

INSTITUTION: JPL

THEME/TEAM/GROUP: MIPL

SOL OF OBSERVATION: 194 

EARTH DATE OF OBSERVATION: August 9, 2004 

TITLE OF IMAGE: Browsing at 'Bylot'

CAPTION:  Above