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Detailed View - MER-B Sol 014 Spherule

The original NASA/JPL image link is here

Description:  sea urchin fossil

Apparent size: 3.5 mm

Common features:  numerous star and flower patterns on the left side and lower left of center.  Two distinctive grooves running right and left of center.  Faint large triangle reaching off from center to upper left.

 

 

Stacked frames:  2

Enhancement methods:

bright/contrast  difference  anti-shadow

After bright/contrast, two frames were stacked and the differential process done.  The resulting image was anti-shadowed and then contrast processed to reveal the details.

 

Summary description of image contents:  a triangle and various flower patterns, two clear grooves extending horizontally across organism.  Note the clear flower incised in the left side with a round central dot.  A faint thick starfish-like pattern is seen on the lower left quadrant.

Stereo view:

Anaglyph view:  click here

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