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This color view taken November 7, 2011 of a mineral vein called “Homestake” comes from the Pancam on Opportunity, taken on December 7, 2011. The vein is about the width of a thumb and about 18 inches (45 centimeters) long. Opportunity examined it in November 2011 and found it to be rich in calcium and sulfur, possibly the calcium-sulfate mineral gypsum. Homestake is near the edge of the “Cape York” segment of the western rim of Endeavour Crater. The view is presented in approximate true color. (Photo by Reuters/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/ASU via The Atlantic)
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