We may have trouble figuring out things like world peace, but the human race is so super awesome that we can actually photography avalanches on other planets. What’s next? An intergalactic peep show through an Alien’s bathroom window?

NASA Scientists have captured images from Mars’ North Polar Scarps which show landscapes changing before the satellites eyes. The evidence of land movement on Mars is a historical find, and also shows that there’s more life on the Red Planet then Madison Square Garden during this years New York Knicks’ season.

“Cameras orbiting Mars have taken thousands of images that have enabled scientists to put together pieces of Mars’ geologic history. However, most of them reveal landscapes that haven’t changed much in millions of years. Some images taken at different times of year do show seasonal changes from one image to the next; however, it is extremely rare to catch such a dramatic event in action. (Another, unrelated, active process that has been captured by Mars cameras are dust devils.) Observing currently active processes is often a useful tool in unlocking puzzles of the past for scientists studying the Earth. Working from primarily still images, it is harder for scientists studying Mars to rely on this tool. The HiRISE image of avalanching debris is a very rare opportunity to directly do so.”

Here’s the before picture of the avalanche.

And the after…

I’ll let you know when we start photographing rain and fog photos on Neptune.

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