Landslide on Mars

The photographs were completely random and showed that the sepia clouds moved right at the foot of a giant slope up to 760m long, from which an ice and dust eruption was caused, probably due to the slipping. each other's terrain.

The photos above are recorded by HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) high resolution camera, the most modern device to be put on the orbit of an extraterrestrial planet ever.

Scientists discovered the phenomenon while looking at signs of seasonal rotation in different parts of Mars. They studied in depth the changes in the layers of frozen carbon dioxide covered by ' red sand dunes '. Astronomers still do not understand why the sliding between the terrain plates occurs: whether the phenomenon Is there a relationship with the Red Planet's rotation of the year?

According to experts, first of all, it is due to the snow and snow falling down the slope and part of it evaporating during the fall. Experts also hope to understand more about the water cycle on Mars from then on. In the past few years, astronomers have proven to have water on this planet. Most of the water freezes under the soil layers or at the two ends creates a white 'capped hat' for the arid Red planet.