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Space photo of the week: Dry ice 'geysers' erupt on Mars as spring hits the Red Planet

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This image was taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO ) in 2018 and was reshared by NASA recently.

During winter on Mars , carbon dioxide ice accumulates near the surface.

As the sun rises higher into the sky and spring begins, the ice begins to warm and turn to vapor.

These eruptions sometimes leave dusty, jagged streaks, nicknamed "spiders on Mars ".

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