It looks like a filmmaker's apocalyptic vision of Earth following a devastating natural disaster.
But this colossal ice formation is actually a portion of the wall terraces of a huge crater on Mars.
Approximately 37 miles in diameter, a section of the Mojave Crater in the planet's Xanthe Terra region has been digitally mapped by Nasa scientists. Full story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1259813/Mars-Ice-walls-Red-Planet.html
* Pravda: Stunning Images of Martian Surface... FOTO: The Gorilla On Mars Isn't The Weirdest Thing We've Spotted There... - CNN: ‘Airplane view’ of Mars yields stunning images… CBS NEWS: Photos From Mars Orbiter Appear Abstract… We may know Mars as the Red Planet, but many of the HiRise images are studies in blue:
http://cristiannegureanu.blogspot.com/2010/03/pravda-stunning-images-of-martian.html
