Avalanches On Mars Photographed By NASA Spacecraft

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Mon, 03/03/2008 - 16:00

A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole.

The image shows tan clouds billowing away from the foot of a towering slope, where ice and dust have just cascaded down.


 

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