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Mystery of Death Valley's Sliding Rocks Solved

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Posted by David Bostedo on August 28, 2014 at 10:43 PM
Anyone who's hung around here a while has probably seen photos from Racetrack Playa in Death Valley... well it took a while, but someone's finally observed the rocks moving :

Mystery of Death Valley's Sliding Rocks Solved


Posted by Mark Seaver on August 28, 2014 at 11:04 PM
That's way cool! Thanks for posting this, David.
Posted by Preston Birdwell on August 28, 2014 at 11:42 PM
Thanks, David. Very cool, and a quite a process. I still wonder how the largest rocks move, though?

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Posted by Kate Silvia on August 29, 2014 at 10:13 AM
Very Cool! I had heard that theory before but never actually saw it. Almost disappointing...kinda cool for it to be such a "mystery" all these years... :smile: Thanks for sharing!