Martian “Spiderwebs” Revealed: Curiosity Captures Gorgeous 360° Panorama

Curiosity stitched 291 Mastcam pictures right into a color-balanced 360° panorama of Gale Crater’s “boxwork” ridges—spiderweb-like stone lattices hardened by historic groundwater. Viewers can dive into an interactive video of the scene, recognizing the rover’s wheel tracks, the butte nicknamed “Texoli,” and the distant crater rim. The hanging patterns reveal how minerals cemented cracks billions of […]