These 'metallic' dunes on Mars look like sci-fi. What are they really?
New images from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter have captured strange-looking waves on the Red Planet.
<p>Sharmila Kuthunur is an independent space journalist based in Bengaluru, India. Her work has also appeared in Scientific American, Science, Astronomy and Live Science, among other publications. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Northeastern University in Boston. </p>
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