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[spiritrover]

so, here i am. feast your pancams on bonneville crater. a bit prettier in color, but still pretty bland. i hope i'll get to go look at my heat shield on the far side. maybe the impact furrows dug up something interesting.

Comments

[ffutures]

Any idea what the shiny blue-white thing is on the ground about a quarter of a way across the picture? Looks like ice or something.

[senji]

I think that might be where the Martians have stashed Beagle...

[ffutures]

Sorry - I'm being stupid, it's the heat shield of course!

[r_f]

it's Opportunity's make-up bag.
she must have left it on her way to shower

[kristenj]

I appreciate when you post pictures. It helps to bring your experiences home for those of us back on earth.

[alphasunrise]

You're such an artist, Spirit! A poet and a photographer. Go you!

[jensixstones]

Too bad there's no one to take a picture with you there and the crater in the background.
-Jen

[padpedpladuk]

Great shot Spirit!! Hey, how come Mars is so red anyway !?!

[spiritrover]

iron oxide. rust. it's all over this place. kind of intimidating for someone made largely of metal.

there is a bit of a debate over how it all got rusted. did it rust way back when there was water on the planet, or is it the result of being constantly showered by iron-bearing meteorites?

[grassynoel]

Perhaps there was once a lot more oxygen in the atmosphere. That's how iron oxides formed on Earth. Photosynthestic bacteria generated oxygen which combined with iron dissolved in the oceans.