Ah, the Death Valley Racetrack! I knew about the ice sheets doing the deed. Since these guys were out there watching, they should have brought back pictures!
Interesting that they didn't even see the rocks moving even though after the fact they realized it had occurred. This would be a great application for a time lapse video.
Looks like a project
for Sheldon NeillMore pics in the news today:
ABC NewsNPR News website actually has the video of a rock in motion
Edit: Here's a Youtube video showing the same view:
caption:
Published on Aug 27, 2014
Courtesy of the Slithering Stones Research Initiative, a video showing the famous sailing stones of Death Valley's Racetrack Playa in motion.
For more, visit
http://www.racetrackplaya.org
