"Ashes to ashes... Stardust to stardust."

[greygirlbeast]

The sort of thing you think you'll not live to see, and having seen it, you can only marvel that you have:

NASA Spacecraft Photographs Avalanches on Mars

A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole. The image shows tan clouds billowing away from the foot of a towering slope, where ice and dust have just cascaded down.

When you click through to the photos, be sure to click the link for the high rez versions.

Comments

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Beautiful photographs... Does make me wish for more true colours. But still beautiful.

[sovay]

That's extraordinary. Thank you.

convergence?

[deekskusting.livejournal.com]

The other day it was the thoughts on Pickman. Today, as I see your post, I happen to be wearing a tee shirt from the Corning Community College Planetarium.
(They have a 1/8 scale version of the Mount Palomar telescope. Its the original prototype from when Palomar was built. Corning Glass built the mirrors. The 'scope at the college was recently upgraded and computerized a few years ago. During the summer, you can go there and play with it on Friday nights. Anybody can do it, it's free, and there usually isn't very many people there.)
I've long subscribed to Astonomy Magazine, but have not been able to use my own telescope much in the past six years or so, having moved into a loft and lost my back yard.