NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds a Mysterious Honeycomb Landscape on Mars
Scientists are testing whether the 4 to 8 centimeter fractures record drying mud, temperature swings or burial in Gale Crater.
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NASA’s Curiosity rover finds a mysterious honeycomb landscape on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has entered a Martian valley covered by an astonishing “sea” of tiny polygon-shaped fractures. The honeycomb patterns, each only a few inches wide, stretch across the landscape and even wrap around a nearby 20-foot-tall butte.
Buenos Aires, 3 August (NA) -- NASA's rover Curiosity discovered in a place nicknamed "Valle Grande", on Mars, a field where the surface is marked by a texture similar to that of a honeycomb of bees, the most extensive of all observed so far, the US space agency reported. WHAT ARE THE POLYGONAL MARKS FLOWED IN THE SOUND OF MARK The textures found are known as polygonal fractures.
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds a vast field of honeycomb fractures on Mars
Curiosity has entered a broad Martian valley covered with small honeycomb-like fractures that stretch far beyond earlier patches. The shapes may reflect mud cracking, temperature swings, or pressure that forced water from buried sediment. Their size, chemistry, and wide distribution could help scientists reconstruct how water once shaped the lower slopes of Mount Sharp. A field of honeycomb-like fractures now surrounds NASA’s Curiosity rover on …
After almost 14 years on Mars, current images of the Curiosity Rover show clear signs of wear on the wheels. The rough surface leaves deep cracks and holes in the aluminium. Nevertheless, the vehicle continues its mission unerringly. (Continue reading)
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