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NASA scientists solve mystery of curious 'spiders' on Mars

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NASA recreated spider-like geological formations on the Martian surface.

Araneiform terrain can stretch more than half a mile ( 1 kilometer ) end-to-end, and have hundreds of "legs" Scientists first discovered araneiform features on Mars in 2003 .

A leading theory suggested it might have something to do with carbon dioxide ice.

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