A study published in early September detailed how scientists were able to awaken “spiders” spotted on Mars in a lab experiment on Earth. Images released in April 2024 by the European Space Agency showed what appeared to be black “spiders” crawling over the surface of a Martian “Inca City.

Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have recreated spider-like araneiform terrain, a geologic formation found on Mars, in a lab on Earth.

A team of scientists at NASA have confirmed how Mars' 'spider' formations are carved by carbon dioxide. They were first discovered in 2003 and each formation can stretch more than half-a-mile from end-to-end.

To uncover the hidden features, researchers employed a sophisticated technique. New research presented at the Europlanet Science Congress this week has uncovered astonishing findings beneath the dusty surface of Mars.