Mysterious Roving Rocks of Racetrack Playa

Data from the sensors were downloaded, and then the sensors were reburied. The LPSA team plans to publish a research paper that will present their data and offer their explanation for how the rocks move.

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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