NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

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Sol 1359 Map update (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Thanks to Paul I was able to add a lot of new names to the list and correct earlier mistakes

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Avalanche spire? There are avalanche on Mars? O.o

[–] paulhammond5155 2 points 1 week ago

Yes, there are avalanches on Mars, they have imaged the aftermath of rock, dust and ice block slides on Mars, they've even imaged clouds of dust kicked up just after rock slides. These were images by the MRO (orbiter) HiRISE camera

[–] SpecialSetOfSieves 1 points 2 weeks ago

Why wouldn't there be avalanches on Mars? It's a rocky planet, and gravity doesn't function any differently there. Same goes for Earth's Moon. Satellites orbiting Mars have managed to catch them in progress, and that I believe was even before the InSight lander proved there are fairly strong groundquakes, which would trigger even more. And this is a planet known for its deep canyons...