This VIS image shows layering of surface materials in Meridiani Planum. TES (Thermal Emission Spectrometer) initially detected hematite in a surface layer, which was confimed by THEMIS (THrmal EMision Imaging System). These findings supported a water rich origin of the hematite and led to the selection of the site for the Opportunity MER (Mars Exploration Rover). Orbit Number: 80848 Latitude: 1.85739 Longitude: 0.251223 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2020-03-06 08:13 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23930