At 18:47:08 UTC the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) captured this very close detail of a very interesting rock.
The photo was taken from a distance of 46.03 cm with a definition of 0.171 mm/pixel, thus covering an area of 26.86 cm X 20.01 cm.
The complex structure of this layered rock is decidedly singular if one considers the right side of the image where the rock appears spongy in nature, with “balls” around a millimeter in diameter embedded within.
Its complex structure, especially if analyzed in detail, is definitely interesting and intriguing and would certainly deserve a very careful analysis by an experienced geologist.
To show colors more similar to what the human eye would see, I subjected the image to white balance and a slight increase in microcontrast and color saturation.
Original image: https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/02582/mhli/2582MH0005840000904197R00_DXXX.jpg
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