Curiosity rover spots mysterious honeycombs on Mars photo of the day for Aug. 5, 2026
The Curiosity rover has sent back images of strange honeycomb patterns on Mars.
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Source diversity sample: PetaPixel · BBC Sky at Night Magazine · IFLScience · science.nasa.gov · Space · Nautilus | Science · EarthSky · Daily Kos.
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The obvious questions
What are the honeycomb formations?
The exact nature of the honeycomb formations is not yet known.
When was the Curiosity rover launched?
The Curiosity rover was launched in 2012.
What is the Curiosity rover?
The Curiosity rover is a robotic rover designed to explore the surface of Mars.
The story so far
The Curiosity rover has captured images of unusual honeycomb-like formations on Mars. The rover's latest panorama features these vast Martian honeycombs. The rover has been on Mars since 2012, when NASA successfully landed it using a rocket-powered sky crane. The Daily Kos has published an overnight news digest that includes this story.
The exact nature of the honeycombs is not yet known. The Nautilus has published a collection of the best Mars photos taken by the Curiosity rover, but does not comment on the honeycombs. The honeycomb formations are the focus of the latest images. The EarthSky article features the honeycombs in a new Curiosity panorama.
The Space article commemorates the 2012 landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars. The Daily Kos article includes the story in a digest of overnight news. The Nautilus article does not mention the honeycombs.
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Who reported it (9)
- This Grainy Photo of Earth Captured on Mars Is Way Cooler Than It Looks PetaPixel · 10h ago
- A Mars rover just saw Earth dance with a Martian Moon BBC Sky at Night Magazine · 10h ago
- For The First Time Ever We've Photographed Earth Being Hidden Behind A Martian Moon IFLScience · 10h ago
- NASA’s Perseverance Captures Phobos and Earth science.nasa.gov · 10h ago
- Mars rover watches Earth disappear behind Phobos photo of the day for Aug. 6, 2025 Space · 10h ago
- On this day in space! Aug. 6, 2012: NASA lands huge Curiosity rover on Mars with a rocket-powered sky crane Space · 1d ago
- The Best Mars Photos Taken by the Curiosity Rover Nautilus | Science · 1d ago
- Vast Martian honeycombs featured in new Curiosity panorama EarthSky · 1d ago
- Overnight News Digest: August 5, 2026. Daily Kos · 1d ago
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