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Mike Wehner
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When you see Mars from afar it's easy to assume it's just a featureless red rock, but once you take a closer look at the surface you can find some pretty interesting things. One of the more bizarre sights scientists have spotted on the planet's surface are the so-called "spiders," which appear as dark blobs surrounded by worm-like disturbances in the Martian soil. They've been a total mystery to researchers and since nothing like them appears on Earth, nobody could explain how they formed. That is, until now.
A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports explains how experimentation led to the ability of researchers to replicate the strange spider-like features right here on Earth. As it turns out, the spiders are likely a byproduct of shifting seasons on Mars. When the temperature changes, it can have a dramatic effect on the surface and whatever is inside of it, and in this case that means CO2.
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We might finally know why Mars has ‘spiders’ originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 25 Mar 2021 at 17:16:53 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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