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Scientists Have a New Explanation for Mysterious Sand Spikes - The New York Times
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Mud Cracks on Mars Hint at Conditions That Could Have Formed Life Long Ago, Smart News
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After Alien Doorway, NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Bizarre Spikes On Mars
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Sand spikes pinpoint powerful palaeoseismicity
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A Mysterious Light and Methane Spike Adds To Mystery About Life on Mars
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New Dating Method Shows Vikings Occupied Newfoundland in 1021 C.E., Science
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Alien craft could have caused 'most bizarre rock' on Mars, scientists claim
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Scientists close in on mysterious Mars methane
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UFO spaceships crash landed on Mars' after scientists find mysterious lumps - Daily Star
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Scientists discovered a new partial skeleton of pterosaur and promptly named it 'Butch
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