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I guess "Black dirt spewed out by sublimation of ice makes spider-like patterns on Mars surface" just doesn't have the same ring to it as a headline, huh.

The mechanisms of the observations are interesting; the grabby headlines, however, are tiring, and the associated visitor engagement as seen in many comments is so off-putting it makes me depressed.




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