Salt Deserts
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Scientists unravel the mystery of unusual “honeycomb patterns” in salt deserts
(ORDO NEWS) — For the first time, researchers have been able to explain the origin of the mysterious honeycomb patterns found in salt flats around the world. Salt deserts are some of the most extreme and inhospitable places on the planet, and their strange and wonderful polygonal structures attract hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. They are found in places such as the Badwater Basin of Death Valley in…
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Scientists unravel the mystery of the appearance of strange patterns in salt deserts
(ORDO NEWS) — Salt deserts are a unique and slightly strange place on Earth. Most striking is that hexagons and other polygonal shapes form on their surface. Now scientists have figured out how these mysterious patterns appear. Previously, scientists considered two possible explanations for the formation of this honeycomb pattern. One of the versions was that the pattern appeared from the cracks that form as a result of the drying…