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Though their pure Platonic Forms may only exist in the world of ideas, certain regular shapes can\u2019t help but keep falling out of natural processes\u2013 case in point, the six-sided solid we call a hexagon, which is indisputably the bestagon. Don\u2019t take it up with us\u2013 start an argument with the God of War, because its his planet that\u2019s showing off six sided features, dubbed \u201cpolygonal fractures\u201d which NASA\u2019s Curiosity rover is currently crushing under tread in Valle Grande<\/a>. Now, you might look at the photos and say\u2013 well, that\u2019s clearly a dried mudflat. Evidence of water! No brainier, let\u2019s all get Nobel Prizes. Not so fast.<\/p>\n

Nothing in nature is ever single-sourced or that simple; if you live somewhere you get dried mud, you may have seen such hexagonal features, but ask anyone from the land of the ice and snow and they\u2019ll tell you that freeze-thaw or frost heave can bring a field of rigolith\u2019s inner Catan board out as well. Sure, we usually call it \u201cdirt\u201d here on Earth, but it\u2019s rigolith by any other name. So NASA isn\u2019t jumping the gun, and their announcement conservatively says that they aren\u2019t sure how the polygonal features formed. Which is both fair enough and very interesting, as figuring it out is going to give some clues into what was going on in this part of Mars in the geologically recent past, especially since this vast field of grid tiles stretches as far as the camera can see. The consensus is that Mars was once \u201cwarm and wet\u201d but that\u2019s a relative term\u2013 how warm, and how wet, are very much up for debate.<\/p>\n

Speaking of crushing hexagons under Curiosity\u2019s wheels\u2013 did anyone think said wheels would last this long? They were already tweaking the traction control to extend their life nine years ago<\/a>. Between it\u2019s plutonium power and ongoing software updates<\/a>, its a fair bet that Curiosity will outlast the late, lamented Opportunity<\/a> who currently holds the endurance record at 15 Earth-years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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