Martian Avalanche

[Ichingcarpenter]

Taken from the orbiting HiRISE camera the cliff is 700 meters high


http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/04/08/martian-avalanche-crashes-the-party/


For a really big picture click on the photo at the site.



Notice the football shaped crack to the south of the photo
with maybe CO2 vapor emitting from its edge.

[BlueJazz]

1. Seems to be a lot of "Layers" on the wall that has been exposed.

I know a few Scientists that would LOVE to examine that wall. :)

[RT Atlanta]

2. Amazingly beautiful

to see natural geologic processes at work on other planets. What an amazingly timed photo!

[byronius]

3. I'm going there,

In a suit.

[reggie the dog]

4. why aren't we sending some people to mars like the russians are

planning on doing? oh yeah, we are no longer world leaders in science, that's why...

[roguevalley]

7. because everytime we do a Decepticon messes things up. :0)

[reggie the dog]

8. lousy stupit decepticons!

[Permanut]

5. Wow, incredible picture

but is this some of that "snake oil science stuff" that Sarah Palin warned us about?

If we're going to send people there, I have some nominations - as long as it's a one-way ticket.

[Canuckistanian]

6. Hope nobody got hurt

:D

[Nihil]

9. Nah ... it was a sand-worm farting ...

Seriously though, that's a fascinating photo - even without the avalanche!

:toast:

[chillspike]

10. Wow, what's that white stuff on the left of the pic?

Could it be a frozen liquid of some kind?