Avalanche! On Mars

[Fairweather]

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

[kevbone]

Cool.

[Dechristo]

reads like it was serac-fall, not an avalanche.

[Bug]

reads like it was serac-fall, not an avalanche.

Yeah.

Shouldn't this be in the ice climbing forum?

[tvashtarkatena]

reads like it was serac-fall, not an avalanche.

 

You'd probably need a glacier for that, since, you know, that's where the seracs are. Besides, serac fall is also commonly called an ice avalanche.

 

Dumbass.

 

Cool photo.

[hafilax]

It's especially interesting because it's solid CO2. I wonder how well ice tools will work on a CO2-fall? Who will be the first to climb CO2I 5?

[ivan]

Who will be the first to climb CO2I 5?

i'm thinking the scale will be hard to get past CO2I 2, given that you'll only weigh 38% of what you do on earth (assuming you don't veg out on munchies the whole way there)

[hafilax]

What about the space suit? Those guys on the moon weren't exactly doing the Fosbury flop. Better get some serious gaters. Slashing your pants could be fatal.

[ivan]

won't need the space suit after we build up an atmosphere beyotch!

[tvashtarkatena]

I'm thinking CO2I at -130 F could lead to some serious dinner plating. Better have your tools and monopoints affixed with the latest Ti/ceramic matrix 0.1 mm picks and points. Make sure those mofos are pre-cooled to ambient ice temp, too, or you'll be blown off the route by gas jets on contact.

 

Now, about skiing....