Planet Four Talk

Tri-point landform

  • andysimpkins by andysimpkins

    Just a little above and to the right is this three-point oddity... It looks as though it swirls counter-clockwise very slowly into three points that span out from a central point. Any suggestions?

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  • mschwamb by mschwamb scientist, translator

    I think you're seeing a small spider as well cal it that is just happens to be more noticeable than the rest. Spiders are these radial depressions with channels sticking out of them that form from the carbon dioxide gas trapped below the ice sheet carving them into the dirt. You can learn more about these features here.

    Cheers,

    ~Meg

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  • wassock by wassock moderator

    Spider for me too, theres 2 or three others in the image, one very similar top right edge of the dark mark in the middle

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