Dynamic Mars

NASA just released some pretty cool photos (2,400 in all!) from their High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera orbiting Mars. Click on the pictures to see a larger image.

The first is just a cool shot (10.03.2007) of the Earth and the Moon from Mars (zoomed in slightly). Nothing incredible, just something to show our insignificance...:)

It reminds me of another picture of the Earth & Moon from the Mars Odyssey orbiting spacecraft (2001). It's a little grainy, but it still looks cool. The Moon is a little speck on the right side of the picture, you'll have to click on the picture to see it in full size:

Wonder why the moon looks like it's different distances in the two pictures? They are taken at different times in the moon's orbit so it's just an optical illusion...:)

The last one is the first picture of an avalanche (Ingrid's Avalanche-02.19.2008) taking place on another planet! The pictures zoom in from left to right. You can see in the top right picture the debris cloud on the right, and the white debris behind it:

ENJOY YOUR TUESDAY SPACE PICTURES!