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Opportunity Sol 222 Microscopic Imager

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Blue circle:  the imprint of an urchin showing the mouth and the radial pattern of the shell Yellow circle:  the imprint of an urchin mouth and shell, nearly identical to the urchin itself in the red circle
Green circle:  the dried mud split away from the urchin itself.  It shows the negative or imprint of the urchin's mouth and shell. Red circle:  this is a perfect sea urchin fossil.  It shows the mouth and shell very clearly.

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