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NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers Field of Honeycomb Textures
NASAWednesday, July 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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As NASA’s Curiosity rover recently began climbing up a Martian valley nicknamed “Valle Grande,” it sent back images that were a familiar sight to mission scientists: honeycomb-like textures called polygonal fractures, each one about 1. 5 to 3 inches (4 to 8 centimeters) across.
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As NASA’s Curiosity rover recently began climbing up a Martian valley nicknamed “Valle Grande,” it sent back images that were a familiar sight to mission scientists: honeycomb-like textures called polygonal fractures, each one about 1. 5 to 3 inches (4 to 8 centimeters) across.
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