NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Images Of Mysterious Martian Spiderwebs

NASA’s Curiosity rover has finally completed its focused survey of the so-called spiderwebs of Mars, providing us the first close-up look at a massive network of geologic ridges on Mount Sharp that have puzzled scientists since they were first spotted from orbit years ago.

Stretching for miles across the slopes of the mountain, these boxwork formations consist of intersecting ridges that stand between three and six feet tall. Viewed from space, they resemble a giant web draped over the Martian floor. (By the way, getting to this location is nothing to sneeze at. Let's not forget, Curiosity has already been journeying for 13 years through the Gale Crater, with the last six months of that time navigating the difficult ...