posted 05-15-2025 02:32 PM               

...looking like a patchwork of honeycombs, or maybe a patch of waffles.

We have spotted these before but usually not as well preserved and extensive as this — we can see these stretching away into the distance for 20-30 meters (about 66-98 feet), almost to the edge of the "boxwork" fracture structures at "Ghost Mountain" butte in this Navcam image. ...

Both Mastcam and ChemCam will image the boxwork fracture system near Ghost Mountain — they are so close now, it's just a few drives away! Any information we get now may be able to help us answer some of the questions we have on the origin and timing of the boxwork structures, especially when we can combine it with the in situ analysis we will be getting shortly!

Above: NASA's Mars rover Curiosity captured this image of its current workspace, containing well-preserved polygonal shaped fractures, with waffle or honeycomb patterns. The rover acquired this image using its Front Hazard Avoidance Camera (Front Hazcam) on May 1, 2025 — Sol 4527, or Martian day 4,527 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission — at 16:41:35 UTC. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

In the news this week... NASA just spotted honeycomb and waffle-like textures on the surface of Mars (so serious). Hey Eggo, what do you think? We saved you a seat at the interplanetary breakfast table.

Disclaimer: This is not a real product, but it should be...