Mars articles
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Satellite Photo Shows an Army of 'Black Spiders' on Mars
A photo taken by the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has set the internet alight after it apparently shows large clusters of black spiders crawling on the surface of the Red Planet's southern polar region. [Read More]
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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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Kickstarter Alert: Vampires on Mars – read an exclusive preview
A 300-year-old vampire battles a vapid billionaire, volatile astronauts, and chaotic humans to complete her quest to step foot on Mars.