Odyssey image
Vital Statistics
Location:
1.1N, 0.5E
Released:
2003-10-30
Image Size:
18.4 x 65.7 km, 1024 x 3648 px
Resolution: 18m Instrument: VIS
Medium-size image for 20031030a
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU
 
Image Context:
Context image for 20031030a 		Wide Context:
Wide context image for 20031030a
Context image credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
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A stack of eroding sediments roughly 200 meters high contains the northeastern-most occurrence of the hematite layer that covers much of Meridiani Planum. The origin of the hematite layer is still a mystery, one that may be solved by the MER rover.
 
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THEMIS Image of the Day: Hematite Outlier (Released 30 October 2003)