Image credit: Mars Guy/NASA/JPL-Caltech

Mars Guy investigates a new finding from the NASA Curiosity Mars rover – tiny parallel lines.

Curiosity uses an autonomous targeting system to look for interesting features for its laser-powered Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument to shoot at.  The rover recently targeted a spot that displays tiny parallel lines that don’t look natural. 

“Spoiler alert: they’re not,” reports Mars Guy.

The Curiosity rover identified a strange, unnatural pattern while surveying boxwork structures on Mars. Investigations into these evenly spaced lines involve analyzing tool marks, geological formations, and wheel tracks.

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https://youtu.be/J3ydvN9dHFs

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