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'Spiders' on Mars? NASA scientists recreate mysterious Red Planet formations

Dubbed "araneiform terrain," the Mars surface formations span over a half-mile long and have hundreds of branches that resemble spider legs, according to NASA.

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NASA scientists solve mystery of curious 'spiders' on Mars

Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have recreated spider-like araneiform terrain, a geologic formation found on Mars, in a lab on Earth.

NASA recreated Mars’ iconic ‘spiders’ in a lab for the first time ever

NASA has recreated Mars' iconic "spiders" in a first-of-its-kind lab experiment, and you can watch it happen in this video.

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Scientists awaken Mars 'spiders' down on Earth in extraordinary experiment

A team of scientists at NASA have confirmed how Mars' 'spider' formations are carved by carbon dioxide. They were first discovered in 2003 and each formation can stretch more than half-a-mile from end-to-end.

Mars, Phobos

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures First-Ever Image of Earth and Mars’ Moon Phobos Together

NASA’s Curiosity rover achieved a historic milestone by capturing the first-ever image of Earth alongside Phobos, one of Mars' moons, from the surface of the Red Planet. This remarkable image provides an extraordinary perspective of Earth as seen from another world,

Marvel At This NASA Rover Image Of Earth And Mars Moon Phobos

A Mars scientist shares the inside story of the NASA Curiosity rover's poignant first photo of Earth and Mars moon Phobos together in the twilight sky.

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NASA rover peers up at space, sees strange Mars moon and distant Earth

The Curiosity rover captured this image on Sept. 9, 2024, during its 4,295th Martian day (called a "sol") on Mars. It's been rumbling over Martian terrain for over 12 years, and is currently ascending the 3.4-mile (5.5-kilometer) high Mount Sharp, a place that once experienced dramatic Martian floods.

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NASA awarded $750,000 to a business that wants to feed astronauts fresh microgreens and insects

Fresh, nutritious food is hard to come by in space. Interstellar Lab hopes to solve that with its closed-loop farm full of ...

NASA replicates Mars 'spiders' in lab in groundbreaking experiment

NASA scientists have successfully replicated spider-like shapes found on the surface of Mars in a laboratory setting for ...

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NASA Mars Rover Eyes Rock That Resembles ‘Pages Of A Book’

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover studied an unusual rock with paper-thin layers that look like a worn book. It's the latest ...

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The largest volcano on Mars may sit above a 1,000-mile magma pool. Could Olympus Mons erupt again?

A low-density, weak-gravity region has been found below Olympus Mons and the Tharsis volcanoes, while Mars' northern ...

NASA scientists recreate Mars 'spiders' on Earth for first time

NASA scientists have successfully replicated spider-like shapes found on the surface of Mars in a laboratory setting for ...

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Curiosity Rover Discovers Pure Sulfur Crystals on Mars, Unveiling New Clues About the Red Planet’s Geology

NASA's Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars by uncovering pure sulfur crystals within a broken rock.

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With Mars Sample Return Delay, ESA’s Rover Launch Has Fresh Urgency

ESA's ExoMars rover will likely see its way to the red planet’s surface before NASA and ESA return NASA’s Perseverance ...

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