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Martian Soil in 3-D Target Name:   Mars Spacecraft:   Mars Exploration Rover Produced by:   NASA/JPL/USGS Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Date Released:  16 January 2004 Related Documents Spirit Flexes Its Arm to Use Microscope on Mars' Soil Mars Exploration Rover Mission Mars Spirit 3-D Gallery Mars Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA05095.jpg JPEG 970 x 843 271K PIA05095.tif TIFF 970 x 1843 2.46 megabytes This image taken by the microscopic imager on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the powdery soil of Mars in 3-D. It is the sharpest look yet at the surface of another planet. The microscopic imager is located on the rover's instrument deployment device, or "arm."

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