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		jtemplestein on Oct 3, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Are Those Spidery Black Things On Mars Dangerous? Without a scale those images are largely useless.

ximeng on Oct 3, 2012 | [–]

I can't quite figure this site out, but if I've got it right, should be around 10 miles.

http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_024736_2565

Edit:

Ahah, here we are, about 1km:

http://hirise-pds.lpl.arizona.edu/PDS/EXTRAS/RDR/ESP/ORB_024...

marcoamorales on Oct 3, 2012 | [–]

I'm glad I'm not the anyone who noticed this. I don't know if those are just a few millimeters or several meters.

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