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  1. #MERB Opportunity rollin' on sol 2969 twitter.com/MidnightMartia… about 14 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS
  2. #MERB Sol 2967 Pancam foreground stereo pair twitpic.com/9rayvw about 22 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
  3. #MERB Opportunity sol 2965 full Navcam panorama flic.kr/p/c8N2j7 twitpic.com/9rascw about 22 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
  4. @elakdawalla On the whole, I think the discovery (on Mars) that there’s lots of stuff that’s not detectable from orbit. 1:55 PM May 30th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to elakdawalla
  5. @elakdawalla Spirit’s carbonates and Opportunity’s gypsum. Phoenix’s water ice and perchlorates (sp?). Enceladus’ geysers. 1:48 PM May 30th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to elakdawalla
  6. #MERB Opportunity looking southwest (az 215º) on sol 2965, 80º field of view twitpic.com/9qsehf 6:10 PM May 29th via Twitter for Mac
  7. Some #MERB Opportunity sol 2965 Navcam images updated. I love Cape York. twitpic.com/9qqe1p 1:53 PM May 29th via Twitter for Mac
  8. #MERB stereogram of “North Pole” from sol 2963 (close up) twitter.com/MidnightMartia… 11:44 AM May 28th via Tweetbot for iOS
  9. #MERB lots of veins around twitter.com/MidnightMartia… 2:16 PM May 27th via Tweetbot for iOS
  10. #MERB 50 meters north at about 18º azimuth on sol 2965, right about center in the drive-direction mosaic. flic.kr/p/c6tegC 1:34 PM May 27th via Twitter for Mac
  11. #MERB Opportunity Navcam mosaic on sol 2965. Another drive north, with lots of veins in sight already. twitpic.com/9q0t6j 1:19 PM May 27th via Twitter for Mac
  12. Looks like no drive today on #MERB sol 2964. So here's a 90 degree perspective view from yestersol. twitpic.com/9pktxs 12:42 PM May 26th via Twitter for Mac
  13. @nivnac @mars_stu Thinking out loud here: maybe we should start a common hash tag for Opportunity stuff. #MERB would be short? 8:09 AM May 26th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to nivnac
  14. Opportunity Navcam panorama, sol 2963 #rovervision flic.kr/p/c5rooy 8:02 PM May 25th via Tweetbot for iOS
  15. Lovely, long, northward drive on Opportunity sol 2963! twitpic.com/9p4mat 10:59 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac
  16. One thing about the 7" iPad: it'll be wider than what we call 7" tablets today, which will make a difference. Hypothetically, of course. 9:46 AM May 25th via Tweetbot for iOS
  17. Let's end the week with some 7" iPad speculation that sounds pretty confident. RT @theloop: The 7-inch iPad loopu.in/KywQ3H 9:40 AM May 25th via Tweetbot for iOS