Mars Avalanche Caught on Camera

[Emporius]

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/04/mars-avalanche.html

The image, taken last month, reveals at least four avalanches of fine ice and dust breaking off from a steep cliff and settling on the slope below. The cascade kicked up massive debris clouds, with some measuring more than 590 feet across.

 

[Pulse]

I blame Xenu tbh.

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

It's Space Godzilla. It's quite obvious that the seismic activity was caused by crystal growing within the planet, causing that avalanche. Next thing you know crystals will be growing out of the surface of Mars. Then he will spread his domain to our world. The son of the black hole is coming for us.





Dogs help us all.

 

[Cavalry]

Thats pretty cool

Is the planet changing to support life on a full scale (dinosaur type creatures)

 

[Avoidist]

Is the planet changing to support life on a full scale (dinosaur type creatures)

No. damncharacterscauselossofdramaticeffect...

 

[Kula Meenur]

looks tight



*gets out sandboard; flies to mars*

 

[Adabiviak]

...hope the rovers weren't down there.

 

[kineaesth]

What's the scale of that?

 

[Pesmerga]

Thats pretty cool

Is the planet changing to support life on a full scale (dinosaur type creatures)

Yeah that's a big no.

 

[The Monkey]

Why did they flip the image on the wrong side?

 

[Naph]

Never would of guessed, other planets have avalanches.

What will science do next?

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

What will science do next?

It will warn us that coffee is hot.

On-topic: nice image.

 

[Avoidist]

It will warn us that coffee is hot.

This looks like a job for THERMODYNAMICS!

Or possibly an engineer.

 

[_Z_Ryuken]

Can't tell what the hell I'm looking at. Some rock, dirt, ice, and dust.

 

[Druckles]

Oh wait, I totally missed the word "Mars". Thread makes more sense now :/

 

[Emporius]

What's the scale of that?

The only info it gave on scale was:

The avalanches occurred near the north pole and broke part of a 2,300-foot cliff.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

I don't think the range was that big at least in comparison to the St.Helens eruption of 1980.

 

[Dan]

AHHHHH! Natural disasters! Global warming is affecting Mars now!