Comments on: BREAKING: Martian avalanche caught in the act!

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By: Edwin Jose Palathinkal

Edwin Jose Palathinkal — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:59:24 +0000

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By: tech deck

tech deck — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:40:04 +0000

This is very cool, I wish that comet would have hit mars last month.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:05:06 +0000

Hey Cusp…Good point. I can still drive my Hummer up it!!!!

Awesome PICS….

By: Timothy

Timothy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:09:31 +0000

CR, yes, that’s one of the four simultaneous avalanches in that image. As far as why, the Science Team is hotly debating all aspects of the processes in this image, and HiRISE will continue to image the area as spring continues to warm the CO2 ice.

My contention that one of the earlier images may contain an avalanche as well may have been premature. Some of the Science Team postulate that updraft winds lift fine dust at the base of the scarp to form the dust clouds. More will doubtless be released as more images are gathered.

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Martian Avalanche Caught on Camera at Orbiting Frog — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:34:25 +0000

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By: CR

CR — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:48:33 +0000

Just re-read the last paragraph in Timothy’s post about multiple avalanches… I missed that the first time around! I presume I’m pointing out one of those four he mentioned.

So, any speculation on why multiple avalanches occurred at the same time? Quake activity? Nearby meteorite impact?

In any event, it’s very cool! Thrills me as much as the rover pics of the dust devils did a couple years back…