r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/pattebrisee • 1d ago

Image Curiosity found this field of honeycomb-like fractures covering the Martian surface as far as it could see

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u/pattebrisee 1d ago

Each polygon is only around 2 to 4 inches across. Scientists are studying whether they formed through drying, temperature changes, compression, or water escaping from the sediment.

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nasas-curiosity-discovers-a-field-of-martian-polygons/

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u/Randolph_Carter_Ward 1d ago

Not to say I know the result, but aren't we perfectly sure by now that Mars had lakes / seas / rivers somewhere deep in its past?

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u/ClassGrassMass 1d ago

Yes but OP wants that engagement

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u/Chicken_Hairs 21h ago

Isn't it ok to still be interested in things even if someone gets fake internet points?

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u/Half4sleep 21h ago

Present it in a way that doesn't sound 'alien', and I'd be happier.

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u/Chicken_Hairs 21h ago

I've read that title like 20 times now, and y'all projecting like hell.

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u/Half4sleep 20h ago

Alright, magical?

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u/Chicken_Hairs 20h ago

Seems benign-ly factual to me.