NASA's Curiosity rover discovers unusual 'boxwork' patterns on Mars linked to ancient waterways
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NASA's Curiosity rover explored Mars' Gale Crater, finding "boxwork" patterns and evidence of ancient waterways, providing clues about the red planet's watery past.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
Curiosity rover is in an area called Gale Crater, and evidence has shown that when it was formed, water was percolating under the surface. Story tips and ideas can be sent to Greg.Wehner@Fox.com and on Twitter @GregWehner.
NASA said the rover had found evidence of groundwater in the crater when it encountered crisscrossing low ridges, some of which were only a few inches tall and were described by geologists as being arranged in a boxwork pattern.
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