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Science in a Minute: Mud Cracks on Mars May Hint at a Past Existence of Life
August 11, 2023
A close-up of the panorama taken by Curiosity’s Mastcam at “Pontours” reveals hexagonal patterns – outlined in red in the same image, right – that suggest these mud cracks formed after many wet-dry cycles occurring over years. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/IRAP)
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