There's no shortage of cool features of mysterious origins to be found on the surface of Mars, but the next one that NASA scientists have in their crosshairs is definitely one to keep your eyes peeled for.

A new discovery found strange structures resembling spiderwebs across a non-explored area of Mars – and NASA think it could link to alien life on the Red Planet

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