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[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The headline is so very sensational

[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Usually when data collection happens, scientist cannot quite explain it for some time, until they can.

This is really pure sensationalism, adds zero information to the article.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Every time with these discoveries. Who built these square formations on mars? Aliens?

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Read headline: :C

Look at image: :shrug

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Looks like it could be the erosion of a geologically differentiated formation (the zoomed out pic vs eg breccia

[–] RaoulDuke85@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Oh, man, I wonder if he'll ever know

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 1 month ago

I see nothing that remotely looks like a spider web and the spider egg rocks look like plenty of rocks here on earth. This article stinks.