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Fracture mechanics at Endurance Crater

For those with a penchant for structural geology, now that the rover is positioned to exactly straddle the "teeth", note the en-echelon left-stepping nature of the crack, implying a component of sinistral shear along with the tension that originally opened the crack.

The amount of motion is probably too small to get slickensides, but might be worth a look...

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/navcam/2004-07-15/1N143188963EFF3243P1961R0M1.JPG

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