Lauren Mc Keown of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California said, “I love DUSTIE. It’s historic; the wine barrel-size chamber was used to test a prototype of a rasping tool designed for NASA’s Mars Phoenix lander. The tool was used to break water ice, which the spacecraft scooped up and analyzed near the planet’s north pole.”

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Mars spiders have arrived on Earth. But fear not, arachnophobes — these "spiders" aren't actual arachnids, but spider-like geological formations on the ...

Nasa scientists have recreated Martian 'spiders' in laboratory conditions for the first time, simulating Mars' extreme temperatures and air pressure. Known as araneiform terrain, these formations were first observed in 2003.

A team of scientists at NASA have confirmed how Mars' 'spider' formations are carved by carbon dioxide. They were first discovered in 2003 and each formation can stretch more than half-a-mile from end-to-end.

NASA scientists may have solved the 21-year-old mystery of "Spiders on Mars," first observed in 2003. The spider-like structures, known as araneiform terrain, are tightly grouped geological formations resembling a spider’s legs,

Scientists have finally created the spider-like formations found on the surface of Mars. The post ‘Spiders On Mars’ Recreated On Earth For The First Time—Researchers Are Thrilled With Excitement first appeared on Bored Panda.