NASA: Wintry Dunes on Earth and Mars Today’s Image of the Day is the answer to the January 2023 puzzler. Flanked by mountain ranges on three sides and parched by the resulting rain shadow, the Tarim Basin in the Xinjiang region of western China typically receives little or no snow in winter. But after a storm in January 2023, the southwestern portion of the basin looked more like […] SnowBrains | February 2, 2023 0 Comments
The Top 10 Biggest Mountains in the Milky Way If you have ever considered climbing Mount Everest, which has a peak elevation of nearly 30,000 feet, then you may as well have Rheasilvia on your bucket list as well. Mountains are some of the most beautiful features here on Planet Earth, but other parts of the Milky Way galaxy also have some notable peaks. These are the tallest peaks known to […] Brains Jesse | July 27, 2022 0 Comments
VIDEO: NASA HiRISE Captures Dust Avalanches on Mars [arve url="https://youtu.be/10-Gt96R7CQ"] AvyBrains | June 15, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Insane 360º Panorama, Including Audio, From Mars [arve url="https://youtu.be/5jq9b4FrWCg"] SnowBrains | June 11, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Top 9 Tallest Mountains in the Solar System When asked the tallest mountain in the world, the most common response is likely Mount Everest. Measured from the base to the summit, Mount Everest has the highest elevation, above sea level, reaching 29,032-feet. However, Mauna Kea is, in fact, the tallest mountain on Earth, rising more than 33,500 feet from the base to the summit. What is even more surprising […] Brains Emily Crofton | May 3, 2021 2 Comments
Scientists Are Following a Rare Metallic Asteroid Worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 Scientists have spotted an extremely rare metallic asteroid floating between Mars and Jupiter and have placed its value as $10,000,000,000,000,000,000, or more than the entire global economy. The asteroid, known as 16 Psyche, is 230-million miles away and is roughly 140-miles across – roughly the size of Massachusetts. Related: Friday 13th, 2029 – The Day a Huge Asteroid Dubbed ‘God […] SnowBrains | November 6, 2020 0 Comments
NASA: Avalanches Viewed on Mars Only an earthling would think that avalanches are exclusive to this planet. But little did you know that they happen on Mars too! NASA just recorded avalanches on the little red planet. NASA wrote in a report: August 12, 2020 The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (Hi-RISE) camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this avalanche plunging down a 1,640-foot-tall (500-meter-tall) […] Avalanche SnowBrains | October 8, 2020 0 Comments
Korolev Crater: Stunning New Footage of Huge Icy Martian Lake The European Space Agency has released stunning new footage of a huge icy Martian lake. The lake is found in the Korolev crater which is located in Mars’ northern lowlands. The crater was created by an asteroid impact, and its unique shape helps preserve the ice. The European Space Agency, or ESA, captured the footage of the Korolev crater using […] Lynn Barlow | July 9, 2020 0 Comments
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