--- title: "NASA Has Drawn Another Giant Schlong on the Surface of Mars" description: "We regret to inform you that another, significantly larger penis drawing has hit the terrain maps of Mars after a full two decades." date: "2024-06-18" modified: "2024-06-18" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-drew-mars-schlong-again" categories: - "Astronomy" - "Mars" - "NASA" - "Space" tags: - "mars" - "mars rover" - "NASA" - "the digest" --- # NASA Has Drawn Another Giant Schlong on the Surface of Mars ![We regret to inform you that another, significantly larger penis drawing has hit the terrain maps of Mars after a full two decades.]() *\Image: Paul J. Richards / AFP via Getty\* ## Formal Ball To perineum... and beyond! We regret to inform you that another, significantly larger penis drawing [has hit]() the terrain maps of Mars [after a full two decades](). In an [announcement last week](), NASA hugely buried the lede when bragging about the latest images from its Perseverance rover, which traveled a path around the Red Planet's Mount Washburn quadrant in the shape of, well, a dick and balls. And it would be one thing if the image was just in the *shape* of a penis and testicles — but given the rippled terrain Perseverance has been traversing, it's also not dissimilar to the organs' texture, either. "The diversity of textures and compositions at Mount Washburn was an exciting discovery for the team, as these rocks represent a grab bag of geologic gifts brought down from the crater rim and potentially beyond," enthused Brad Garczynski, a Western Washington University research fellow and the co-lead of the school's science campaign who likely had no idea how his words would sound in this context. ![]() *Image via NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona* ## Size Queen Like we said before, this is not the first time NASA has drawn a willy on the surface of Mars — though the last one was a whole lot smaller than the Mount Washburn wang, which at its peak contains rocks that are up to 18 inches wide and 14 inches tall. Back in 2013, images of some very interestingly-shaped track patterns from NASA's old Spirit rover [made waves online]() nine years after they were taken in 2004 (during the Bush administration, pictured above.) As [netizens pointed out]() way back when, those marks looked a lot like the kind of crude penis drawings that grace high school desks and bathroom stalls. https://www.twitter.com/DeShawnstantine/status/796743345477447680 Though NASA has yet to own up to intentionally drawing dicks on Mars, [*Futurism* celebrated the 20-year anniversary]() of that first phallus this past April. Who [would have thought]() that less than two months later, we'd be back to tell the world that there's a new, bigger penis on Mars drawn by a next-generation NASA rover? Definitely not us — though [stranger things]() have, of course, happened. **More on Mars:** [*Scientists Intrigued By Almost Perfectly Circular Pit on the Surface of Mars*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()