StellarSnap<p>📸 Dark Sand Cascades on Mars<br>Dark streaks on pinkish dunes near Mars' North Pole resemble trees, but they're actually sand slides exposed as CO₂ frost melts in spring. Captured by the HiRISE camera on NASA’s MRO.<br>📅 June 29, 2025<br>📷 NASA, HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona)<br>🔗 <a href="https://stellarsnap.space" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">stellarsnap.space</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/APOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>APOD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HiRISE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HiRISE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MRO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MRO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MartianGeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MartianGeology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SandDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandDunes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlanetaryScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedPlanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedPlanet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StellarSnap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StellarSnap</span></a></p>