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sailing stone

natural phenomenon

Also known as: sliding stone

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Death Valley National Park

In Death Valley National Park
The popular Racetrack Playa features rocks as large as 700 pounds (320 kg) that mysteriously slide across a flat area, leaving trail marks. While various theories have tried to explain the phenomenon, it is widely believed that the rocks are moved by wind after precipitation makes the clay surface moist…
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