Since landing on Mars in 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent most of its nearly 15-year tenure trudging uphill. Scientists have never seen so many polygonal fractures concentrated in one location. The photo showcases geometric textures called polygonal fractures, each measuring 1.5 to three inches in diameter. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSSThe polygonal fractures surround another impressive feature on Mars that Curiosity also photographed. Although Miraflores now tapers into a pointed top, the butte was once much wider before erosion carved it into the shape it is today—the same processes that created the valley Curiosity is currently exploring.