ESA Orbiter Spots "Sign Of Spiders" On Mars

ESA Orbiter Spots "Sign Of Spiders" On Mars

The European Space Agency's (ESA) ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has spotted what they are calling "signs of spiders from Mars". The images, taken of the southern polar region of the Red Planet, show what look like giant spiders on the planet's surface. They aren't of course, but are features created in the ice as Martian winter turns to Martian spring. "These small, dark features form when spring sunshine falls on layers of carbon dioxide deposited over the dark winter months," …