Alien Spaceship 'May Have Crash-landed on Mars’: Scientists

[{"selector":"#anim-415b44d1-48de-46df-9790-40e787d9b8b6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1d12f1bc-e173-4f43-a95b-85dbad74e004","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4842faf5-6c59-43b1-bf4d-f39c19ccce2d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Alien spaceship crash on Mars? Strange spikes spotted on surface.

[{"selector":"#anim-12c8ee90-80f0-4b6e-a2fc-bd69a395be6b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(1.0658141036401503e-14%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-970292c7-c988-48cf-a0bb-9fa1b121cc5d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3f840181-cb2f-4768-8d68-a88672e58c52","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a85dc9b9-b3f1-4064-9549-fbfba18936a0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Curiosity Rover finds bizarre rock formations on Gale Crater floor.

[{"selector":"#anim-2101ed90-c8cc-4b7c-8468-37a49b660c43 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-218fbf52-bb59-4274-9ce7-b5abd9efe197","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-12e54397-608f-49dc-ab8a-39bf6a5e593c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fded341d-4fa1-4e03-b8d4-d2d1b071c9d9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Astrobiologist amazed by peculiar rock after 20 years of study.

[{"selector":"#anim-ccbbce0c-c298-488e-96f8-15b0dbef64bd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.38647625317326%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bcf5f0ef-f43b-4c58-918c-10f45cbc60e9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b9c299d-f1d0-4625-93d6-285faad0ab09","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ba2816a8-d117-42e9-8c66-4ce5481f9457","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

New paper suggests formations might be "sand spikes."

[{"selector":"#anim-25d0069b-2c94-45b6-ac71-7467680ae487 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(20.998051048961624%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ec952ff8-53ea-4247-b2fb-fac20a0eeab2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-002e8d14-df24-418d-9066-5072e5e6e87d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af25dc23-83bd-44cb-843e-4c04136e8d90","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Similar rock formations found in Germany's Alpine basin.

[{"selector":"#anim-86c0f981-a614-496c-b07e-0d210130bd8c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.553203488713176%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c8f795f0-4048-489a-aabf-37921a8e5c5c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-908d7392-ae51-4ab6-b73d-9238577f9285","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7515bbad-325f-4218-895d-def0f1c40f36","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Possible wheels, axle, and debris field photographed in Gale Crater.

[{"selector":"#anim-a8cc5b44-a3ce-4a6b-9a17-c8211475c95e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.76806066519158%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-29443fcd-5bd6-44d2-83bd-b8cd963a038c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa557590-4a38-49d3-98a3-3b49eaabc165","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-afebd731-9e11-46d7-85e5-b5fcad01aef3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Erosion might have connected debris field to the spikes over time.

[{"selector":"#anim-3d1b5a62-3e02-465c-97c2-5cc143c98aa7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(7.105427357601002e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6fd2e162-fe77-4a84-a033-25ca05b9e8f8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a10b62b4-80f8-47ac-b874-52a3b30864c9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e77f633b-81b4-42ee-99a3-4bc04a468a10","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Scientist leans towards seismic activity creating "sand spikes" on Mars.

[{"selector":"#anim-816d0b83-848f-4541-b92b-a1860d8a46e0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5d8d48a8-9492-42c0-811f-4dfa58ce6581","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-77a66740-bb03-4917-9653-7a3c7beb3669","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3bfb68cf-bbc1-40ca-b1a8-00583c5e4066 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(1.0658141036401503e-14%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Mars images often reveal mysterious formations and features.

[{"selector":"#anim-de15c529-f203-402b-820f-e2b4a9eeeef3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e51dc1e5-db66-40da-8bab-232d929e2c94","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36f5b0f1-fca0-4e14-a1e6-55d813be02e5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df56f6f9-9c24-4e49-9fab-d8230f32dded [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(18.045774453990322%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Image courtesy of NASA

Best Superman Actor, Ranked By Comic Book Accuracy

[{"selector":"#anim-51402d00-cdbf-462e-b286-58119c647b43","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-988f3c34-105f-416b-8518-880c72abff62","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9cad8970-8058-49a6-8bc8-cf5daf7b8409","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Swipe Up