The White Rock Fingers of Mars Are Clawfully Awesome. [Pun Fail ++]

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Check out the white rock fingers of Mars. Once thought to be dried up lakebed, recent findings have them being something different altogether. The remains of Martian rave sites, dedicated to their Red War God, Urutur. I made that up.

NASA:

What caused this unusual light rock formation on Mars? Intrigued by the possibility that they could be lakebed dried-up, detailed studies of these fingers now indicate a more mundane possibility: volcanic ash. Studying the exact color of the formation indicated the possible volcanic origin. The light material appears to have eroded away from surrounding area, indicating a very low-density substance. The stark contrast between the rocks and the surrounding sand is compounded by the unusual darkness of the sand. The above picture was taken with the Thermal Emission Imaging System on the Mars Odyssey spacecraft currently orbiting Mars. The image spans about 10 kilometers inside a larger crater.

I don’t know NASA, maybe you’re just too blase for your own good. I think the remnants of volcanic ash is also pretty fucking awesome.