Cracks zoomed in (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Cracks zoomed in — Caption

These pictures highlight surface cracks on Mars (top row), the icy crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa (bottom left), and terrestrial analogs on Earth (bottom middle and right). Although each environment differs vastly in temperature, material composition, and scale, similar fracture patterns emerge, offering clues about the geological forces shaping these planetary surfaces.

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(Image: Courtesy of Sophie Silver and Krisztina Regős)

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