Check out this patchwork of well-preserved mud cracks that @MarsCuriosity found. They show a history of wet-dry cycles on early Mars, which scientists think could have provided conditions for microscopic life to form. Latest findings: http://go.nasa.gov/3QtgykZ
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Cracks in Ancient Martian Mud Surprise NASA's Curiosity Rover Team

A new paper suggests the same conditions that created the cracks could have been favorable to the emergence of microscopic life.

NASA Mars Exploration
@nasa Nice to hear from the older rover again in a long time. And what an impressive find!
@nasa old-school DnD players just see a hex mat that needs old lines cleaned off of it. πŸ˜†
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Attached: 1 image Check out this patchwork of well-preserved mud cracks that @MarsCuriosity found. They show a history of wet-dry cycles on early Mars, which scientists think could have provided conditions for microscopic life to form. Latest findings: http://go.nasa.gov/3QtgykZ #NASAMars

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