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August 19, 2013

Mars Rover Opportunity Working at Edge of 'Solander'
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2013
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is studying the area of contact between a rock layer formed in acidic wet conditions long ago and an even older one that may be from a more neutral wet environment. This geological contact line recording a change in environmental conditions billions of years ago lies at the foot of a north-facing slope, "Solander Point," that the rover's operators chose months ago as Opportunity's work area for the coming Martian southern hemisphere winter. Opportunity has survi ... read more

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