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Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 2009. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe),
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caught in action: avalanches on martian north polar scarps
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Bhuji Bhast Pass, Farah Province, southern Afghanistan,
October 9, 2009. DAVID FURST/AFP/Getty Images
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