Curiosity has just finished the latest leg of its 12-year Mars mission and will now set out to explore miles of web-like surface features left behind by ancient water on the Red Planet. The zig-zagging rocks could also provide clues about whether Mars once harbored extraterrestrial life.

On this day in history, NASA announced that its Curiosity rover found signs that might have pointed to life on Mars. On Dec. 9, 2013, NASA scientists reported that the rover had discovered signs of a water hole that existed around 3.

The Mars rover, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), has slowly scaled Mount Sharp since 2014. This mountain, officially monikered "Aeolis Mons," was discovered in the 1970s; cut into its alien landscape is the boulder-packed Gediz Vallis channel, which some scientists believe to be an ancient river bed.

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NASA's Curiosity rover finds spider-like rock formations on Mars, hinting at ancient water and possible life. These boxwork deposits could reveal Mars' hidden geological past.

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