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Detailed View - MER-B Sol 034 Fossil Substrate

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The original NASA/JPL image link is here

Description:   Trilobite specimen, soft-bodied variety

Apparent size:  4 mm wide, 8 mm exposed length

Common features:   appears to be a trilobite of the Tegopeltid type.  Compare to this link and also this link.

 

 

Stacked frames:  none

Enhancement methods:

bright/contrast & difference

 

Summary description of image contents:  fossil organism, some species of trilobite.  Segmented like an insect or other arthropod, shows distinct central lobe and curved bilaterally symmetric outline.  Compare to tegopeltids on Earth.

Stereo view:  in process

Anaglyph view: in process

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