https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/avalanche-to-the-east-of-gale-crater-on-mars/ Sat, 03 Jun 2023 22:29:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/avalanche-to-the-east-of-gale-crater-on-mars/#comment-1414784 Sat, 03 Jun 2023 22:29:42 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=95587#comment-1414784 From the orientation of a few small dunes above and in the craters, it appears the wind blows towards this area depositing the dust that eventually overcomes the stability of the slope causing what appears to be an avalanche similar to snow… Except it doesn’t travel as far in low gravity.
I do enjoy these pictures, constantly reminding myself that this is a different planet! And to think it wasn’t so long ago they truly believed Mars had canals…

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