The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter beamed back images of a dust avalanche on Mars. The science probe orbiting the red planet captured the moment a cloud of dust plunged down from a 1,640-foot-tall cliff. The event is thought to occur during spring and early summer months as temperatures rise and vaporize the ice underneath the soil.
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