On Mars, meteorites can cause miles-long dust slides

They're rare events, but the results are dramatic. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Mars receives its fair share of cosmic collisions . With less than one percent the atmosphere as Earth, some meteoroids fail to burn up entirely before reaching the Red Planet's surface. When they do, they can usher dramatic changes to the barren Martian landscape that stretch for miles.