Weird Dunes on Mars Look Like Hoofmarks

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took lately a couple of pictures of the Martian surface revealing some sand dunes, on the Hellespontus region of the planet, looking strikingly similar to a series of hoofmarks. According to NASA, such surface formations have also been spotted on Earth ... [ read more >> ]

Barchan dunes on the Martian surface

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Image credits: NASA/MRO

Barchan dunes on the Martian surface