File:Ooids Found at Marias Pass, Gale Crater, Mars. (26632099785).jpg

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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity took these images with microscopic imager on July 1, 2015 ( Sol 1031 ) at Marias Pass in Gale Crater, Mars. NASA scientists claim this spot is a "geological contact zone between sandstone (upper) and mudstone (lower)". Six red arrows point to ooids < 1 mm across. You must see the original size www.flickr.com/photos/fossil_lin/26632099785/sizes/o/ in order to see them. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech - Processing: Credit: Elisabetta Bonora & Marco Faccin / aliveuniverseimages.com Image enlarged from: www.flickr.com/photos/lunexit/19193156458/in/dateposted/

Added on Sept. 2, 2016: The mosaic covers about 40 centimeters across, according to NASA's original photo below:

mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/images/?ImageID=7395
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