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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:  inverted "hand" feature which turns out to be a large star-like pattern, reaching up from the underside.  What appeared to be the triangle feature (from Sol 015) is in fact some other form.

 

 

Stacked frames:  5

Enhancement methods:

bright/contrast  difference  cosine

After bright/contrast, five frames were stacked and the differential process done.  The resulting image was cosine processed to reveal the details.

 

Summary description of image contents:  an eroded copy of the "hand" organism complete with the "eye spot" feature which is visible to the upper right (just on the limb).  There is some sort of orifice just right of center, and a clear circular "crater" with a large bump in the center at the left edge.

Stereo view:

Anaglyph view:  click here

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