Sol 4865: Mast Camera (Mastcam)

I like to imagine massive global petrified hexagonal algae colonies (Water Net) but likely only ancient mud cracks

NASA's Curiosity link: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-curiosity/

Where is Curiosity? link: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-curiosity/location-map/

Water Net (Genus Hydrodictyon) link: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/200854-Hydrodictyon

Cracks in Ancient Martian Mud... link: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-science-laboratory/curiosity-rover/cracks-in-ancient-martian-mud-surprise-nasas-curiosity-rover-team/

Sol 4865: Mast Camera (Mastcam)

Images taken by MAST_LEFT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4865 (2026-04-13T21:37:50.000Z) to (2026-04-13T21:42:48.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Additional editing with GIMP

Sol 4865: Mast Camera (Mastcam)

Images taken by MAST_LEFT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4865 (2026-04-13T21:43:11.000Z) to (2026-04-13T21:46:19.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE