What is the secret of self-walking rocks, which is considered one of the most mysterious events in the world, has been among the subjects researched by scientists. This event, which takes place in the California desert, takes place in a valley called “Death Valley”.
For many years it was thought that rocks were moved by extraordinary forces. But with the latest research, the mystery of the event has been solved. The rocks, thought to be moved by a mysterious force, have existed and moved for about 90 years. But no one has ever seen these rocks move.
These rocks, which weigh 300 kilograms on average, move in a flat desert, leaving traces on the hard and dry mud. The path taken by some of the rocks sometimes reaches hundreds of meters. When the movements of the rocks were examined, it was observed that the rocks that were close to each other generally moved parallel to each other over long distances. But after a while, it was seen that his methods had completely changed. It has been determined that some of the rocks move less and some move more.
In addition, it has been observed that some of the rocks are in motion for some years, and do not move at all in some years. The conclusions reached as a result of long researches and observations were not sufficient to explain how these rocks moved on their own. But at the end of the research in 2014, the mystery of how the rocks move was solved.
What Causes Rocks to Move?
Death Valley National Park is located north of the Panamint mountains and is a seasonally generally dry lake. Thanks to the rocks in the valley, it has become a very popular place. The secrets of which could not be solved and the moving rocks were finally captured on video.
In the video taken; It has been observed that the underground waters coming to the surface from the drying desert soil cover the valley. It has been determined that the melting of the ice and its transformation into water in this very low temperature environment formed in desert conditions move the rocks. Because it moves rocks very slowly, the movement of rocks is too slow to be seen with the naked eye.
It has a movement of a few millimeters in a few hours. The waters that come to the surface cannot erase the traces formed on the surface of the petrified structure, which is not in an ordinary sand structure. Since the rocks are very heavy and hard, they create a certain trace. The traces left by the rocks can be followed for meters after the water has receded.
According to another statement; In the desert, where the temperature is extremely low at night, small glacial particles form around the rocks and cause the movement of the rocks thanks to the wind. It has been determined that the rocks move only in winter and are stable in summer. It was also found that not all rocks move, some of them move and they do not move in a certain order.
