Mysterious Roving Rocks of Racetrack Playa

The trails can be straight, or they can curve. Sometimes, two trails run alongside each other. Those two lines running from left to right in the back look like they were made by a car; but they were made by rocks.

Photo credit: NASA/GSFC/Maggie McAdam

To read a feature story on the Racetrack Playa go to: www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/roving-rocks.html

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