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China's Mars Lander Detects Subsurface Geometrical Shapes in Scientific First (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 13 points 2 years ago

isn't any shape a geometrical shape? title could have been "China's Mars Lander Detects Subsurface Thingy"

[–] AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

saying they identified irregular polygonal wedges located at a depth of about 35 meters all along the robot's journey.

So like a spaceship graveyard from the Great Star War of 4990 BC?

[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

More like cave systems or even continental outlines most likely.

[–] TubeTalkerX@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Start the Reactor Quaid….