➀ NASA's Curiosity rover is heading to the Boxwork area on Mars, a feature resembling spiderwebs first observed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2006. ➁ The Boxwork is believed to have formed from minerals settling in fractures on the Martian surface. ➂ This area is of interest due to its potential to host early Earth-like environments and its unique formation process.
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