Mars spiders wake up after the winter

The NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft photographed May 13 as its particular "spiders" began to emerge on the surface of Mars.

An image taken at the South Pole during Martian winter shows the red planet covered with a layer of carbon dioxide ice

With the heat of the sun and l 39; Spring arrives, On the surface of Mars appear mounds that resemble these arthropods and that form after heating and releasing CO2 that has been "trapped", says NASA.

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