{"id":11924,"date":"2024-09-11T18:09:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T22:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-scientists-re-create-mars-spiders-in-a-lab-for-first-time\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T18:09:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T22:09:15","slug":"nasa-scientists-re-create-mars-spiders-in-a-lab-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-scientists-re-create-mars-spiders-in-a-lab-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Scientists Re-Create Mars \u2018Spiders\u2019 in a Lab for First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA Scientists Re-Create Mars \u2018Spiders\u2019 in a Lab for First Time<\/h2>\n

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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Tests on Earth appear to confirm how the Red Planet\u2019s spider-shaped geologic formations are carved by carbon dioxide.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Spider-shaped features called araneiform terrain are found in the southern hemisphere of Mars, carved into the landscape by carbon dioxide gas. This 2009 image taken by NASA\u2019s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows several of these distinctive formations within an area three-quarters of a mile (1.2 kilometers) wide. <\/div>\n
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Dark splotches seen in this example of araneiform terrain captured by NASA\u2019s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2018 are believed to be soil ejected from the surface by carbon dioxide gas plumes. A set of experiments at JPL has sought to re-create these spider-like formations in a lab. <\/div>\n
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