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A recent NASA photo of Mars shows that our closest neighbor may serve up some prime big-mountain skiing/snowboarding if and when global warming eliminates our powder supply. The picture of the Mojave Crater shows what appears to be a series of big peaks, though NASA says that the vertical of the picture has been magnified threefold in relation to the horizontal.

While the mountains appear to be snow-covered, they clearly aren't. A year and a half ago, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft detected snow falling onto Mars, but it dissipated before touching down on the surface. Evidence of water and ice have been found in limited amounts. According to Bild.com, what appears to be snow in the picture above is actually dry volcanic rock.

Oh well, earning turns in a space suit would probably be pretty difficult anyway.

NASA via Gizmodo, Bild.com

Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

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