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DanChamberlainDanChamberlain Senior MemberPosts: 3,395 Senior Member
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http://gosmiley.com/eyecatcher/eye_of_the_sahara.html

I know for a certainty what caused it and I'll bet someone here will guess it too yet science still calls it a mystery.

It's not impact. It's not volcanic. Yet, it is physical and smaller examples are found in lots of places. Science needs to step back and think a little.

Dan
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  • DoctorWhoDoctorWho Senior Member Posts: 9,496 Senior Member
    #2
    It is interesting, almost like an enormous amount of energy formed it, I would doubt erosion caused it though.
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  • DanChamberlainDanChamberlain Senior Member Posts: 3,395 Senior Member
    #3
    Actually, they are being formed today in places around the world, but on smaller scales. What could cause this? Dig deep.

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  • orchidmanorchidman Senior Member Posts: 8,053 Senior Member
    #4
    Its a pimple.............some Clearasil will get rid of that.........Just dont squeeze it!
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  • tennmiketennmike Senior Member Posts: 27,300 Senior Member
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    Looks like a sinkhole to me. One that was formed over a long period of time as opposed to those that just fall through in FL from pumping out too much groundwater too fast. Probably took a few thousand years to form, and was then polished over several more thousand years to the shape it has now.
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  • EliEli Senior Member Posts: 3,074 Senior Member
    #6
    cpj wrote: »
    Its a butthole. A giant butthole. Its the butthole of the desert.

    :roll2: ............... :that:
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  • DanChamberlainDanChamberlain Senior Member Posts: 3,395 Senior Member
    #7
    Tenn

    Close. The surrounding features give the clue and the ridges inside the circles tell the tale. Think "tides" on a grand scale. Google Maelstroms. From a time when much of the Sahara's land features were under shallow seas.
    It's a source of great pride for me, that when my name is googled, one finds book titles and not mug shots. Daniel C. Chamberlain
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