THE MYSTERY Once again, take a look at an original photo at:
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/1/n/ 119/1N138745027EFF2809P1987R0M1.HTML
http://tinyurl.com/2wdbqr Which is enlarged at:http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/1/n/ 119/1N138745027EFF2809P1987R0M1.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/9z9wm6 Note the shiny object up on the hillside. A clip of it enclosed.
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THE SOLUTION?Here is a press release with what I think is possibly a different viewing angle of the same thing:
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20040209a.html http://tinyurl.com/3agvo
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"From its new location at the inner edge of the small crater surrounding it, the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity was able to look out to the plains where its backshell (left) and parachute (right) landed. Opportunity is currently investigating a rock outcropping with its suite of robotic geologic tools. This approximate true-color image was created by combining data from the panoramic camera's red, green and blue filters."
Best regards, Horace Heffner http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
