Good call!

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Good call!

Tom Brosz — 2/26/2004 6:26:37 AM (archived)

More explanation of the cut beads here and here.

The cutting mechanism is more complex than I thought it was. I assumed it was a single circular grinder.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/mer2004/rover-images/feb-25-2004/xpe_MI_RAT_GW_PROFILE-380.jpg

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Check it out...the RAT sliced a bead - Tom Brosz - 2/25/2004 4:13:35 AM
- re: Check it out...the RAT sliced a bead - dtb - 2/25/2004 7:16:48 AM
  - Polished beads - Buck Galaxy - 2/25/2004 8:09:43 AM
    - re: Half-beads are found - BRFelix - 2/25/2004 2:20:52 PM
- Closer pic of sliced sphere - Buck Galaxy - 2/25/2004 6:15:15 AM
- re: Rat Attack - jms - 2/25/2004 5:34:55 AM
- P.S. - Tom Brosz - 2/25/2004 4:16:12 AM
  - Maybe they deliberately scraped the bead with the edge of the rat? (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 2/25/2004 7:15:33 AM
    - Good call! - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2004 6:26:37 AM

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