Orbiter Spots "Spiders" on Surface of Mars
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Satellite spots spider-like formations on Mars
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that the 'spiders' spotted by the agency’s Mars orbiter are actually geological features. When sunlight mixes with carbon dioxide, it triggers the release of gases that fracture ice, allowing dust to reach the surface and form spider-like figures. According to scientists, these figures are not small and measure anywhere from around 50 yards to over half a mile wide.
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A spacecraft captured images of "spiders" on the surface of Mars. Here's what they really are.
A unique phenomenon that could be mistaken for spiders scuttling across the planet's surface has been spotted on Mars, according to the European Space Agency.The ESA said in a news release that one of its Mars Express orbiter captured images of the "spiders," which are really just small, dark-colored features that begin to be formed when sunshine falls on carbon dioxide deposited during the planet's winter months. The light causes the carbon dioxide ice at the bottom of the deposits to turn into...
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‘Spiders’ on Mars as seen by ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
This image shows features known as 'spiders' near Mars's south pole, as seen by the CaSSIS (Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System) instrument aboard...