The polygonal blocks may be the result of contraction processes similar to those that create the cracked mud in dry lake beds on Earth. (scientificamerican.com)
The red - toned bed is covered by ridges that are the remnants of sediment that filled cracks that formed in drying lake in Gale Crater some ~ 3.5 billion years ago. (sciencedaily.com)
Photographer Nick Brandt spent months on dry lake beds and dusty plains, waiting to capture images of African wildlife in what he calls their «state of being». (scientificamerican.com)