Michelson Interferometer, circle fringes

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Hello guys!

Lets say we have a laser beam and we send it to a michelson interferometer.
Why the beam pattern at the screen gives circles and not lines or something else?

Thanks

P.S.
see for instance
http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/physicsdemos/videos/9823-michelson-interferometer
 
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