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Weird Geological Features Spied On Mars

Posted by Soulskill on from the probably-caramel-bubbling-up-to-the-surface dept.

astroengine writes "The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera carried by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted a strange geological feature that, for now, defies an obvious explanation. Found at the southern edge of Acidalia Planitia, small pits with raised edges appear to hug a long ridge. So far, mission scientists have ruled out impact craters and wind as formation processes, but have pegged the most likely cause to be glacial in nature."

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  1. Welcome by Farmer+Pete · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I for one welcome our new pit digging overlords.