Strange cracks called "polygons" can be seen in the Martian surface
Is it a sign of spring or an alien infrastructure? Image Source A new image from the High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HIRISE) camera shows that the mysterious polygons are blooming on Mars this spring. White zigzags crack the Martian soil at high latitudes in this image taken on March 30, 2022. Sprays of black and blue mist fan out between the white zigzags. Martian spring is characterised by zig-zags and colourful sprays caused by subterranean ice reservoirs bumping up against the dry Martian surface, researchers at the University of Arizona , which oversees the HIRISE mission, wrote in a statement released on Monday (June 20). According to a study, water and dry ice play a significant role in shaping the surface of Mars at high latitudes." Polygons are formed by water ice embedded in the soil. Surface ice sublimation causes the edges of these polygons to crack and fray in the springtime, when ice melts into a gas. Dry ice vents shoot out of the Martian surface when this tran...