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(Mudcracks as seen by Perseverance in Gale crater These are formed from deposits of Ca and Mg sulfates. The hexagon shapes imply that water saturated the area and dried out many times. Source: https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/bizarre-polygons-on-mars-surface-hint-that-alien-life-on-red-planet-was-possible?utm_term=CABA215D-3D47-4C9A-92FE-9ECF8D4C7909&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_medium=email&utm_content=EAC180CB-9DFF-4B31-9C00-F868D2F63376&utm_source=SmartB...)
 
 
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Mudcracks as seen by Perseverance in Gale crater  These are formed from deposits of Ca and Mg sulfates.  The hexagon shapes imply that water saturated the area and dried out many times.   
 
Mudcracks as seen by Perseverance in Gale crater  These are formed from deposits of Ca and Mg sulfates.  The hexagon shapes imply that water saturated the area and dried out many times.   
  
Source: https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/bizarre-polygons-on-mars-surface-hint-that-alien-life-on-red-planet-was-possible?utm_term=CABA215D-3D47-4C9A-92FE-9ECF8D4C7909&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_medium=email&utm_content=EAC180CB-9DFF-4B31-9C00-F868D2F63376&utm_source=SmartBrief
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Source: https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9459/cracks-in-ancient-martian-mud-surprise-nasas-curiosity-rover-team/
  
 
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/IRAP)
 
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/IRAP)
 
 
 
  
 
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Mudcracks as seen by Perseverance in Gale crater These are formed from deposits of Ca and Mg sulfates. The hexagon shapes imply that water saturated the area and dried out many times.

Source: https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9459/cracks-in-ancient-martian-mud-surprise-nasas-curiosity-rover-team/

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/IRAP)

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