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#PPOD: Mars can get weird. Check out these polygonal dunes that resemble dune fields in extremely dry regions of Earth, such as salt flats. On Earth, these patterns form during periodic wet-dry seasons, leading scientists to suspect that Mars once had a similar climate. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
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