<h2>An image captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter seems to feature spider-like objects crawling over the surface of Mars. The image, which was clicked on 13 May 2018 and released on Friday, actually shows a unique phenomenon that has little to do with spiders.</h2>

![Mars-spiders.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaVkdThSpFyQ8TdmUvk53dGhTiu5BNfRrFwjTU9n2aBRB/Mars-spiders.jpg)
 **IMAGE COURTESY :- NASA**

<h2>"The picture shows a carbon dioxide ice cap covering a region on the Red Planet and as the sun returns in the spring, the "spiders" appear to emerge from the landscape."</h2>

<h1>The phenomenon, is known as  "*araneiform terrain*".</h1>

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