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The soil surface on Mars is believed to contain water ice, especially at higher latitudes. Similar to permafrost regions on Earth, this permanently frozen water remains geologically active. With the changing seasons, alternate cooling and warming causes the ice-cemented soil to contract and expand. Under favorable conditions these forces generate cracks into the hard frozen ground releasing the stresses caused by contraction. Over years of cyclic cracking, a curious honeycomb-like polygonal pattern arises. The presence of these widespread patterns on Mars present valuable clues as to the occ…
