Planet Four Talk

White Spiders

  • MoonSquirrel by MoonSquirrel

    Why such a contrast in the bright white #spiders and the dark red soil? Is it #frost lined river beds or something?

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  • mschwamb by mschwamb scientist, translator in response to MoonSquirrel's comment.

    Might be the angle of the sun and reflection or frost in them. The channels are carved into the surface of Mars by carbon dioxide gas trapped under the thawing carbon dioxide ice sheet on the south pole of Mars. You can learn more about what these features are here and here.
    Cheers,
    ~Meg

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  • MoonSquirrel by MoonSquirrel

    Cool interesting, thanks you!

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