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Mystery of the ice circles solved

By T.K. Randall
June 3, 2009 · Comment icon 5 comments

Image Credit: NASA EO
Mysterious circular patterns appearing on frozen lakes in Siberia and spotted by astronauts on the space station have been explained as the result of methane gas rising from the lake floor.
Strange circles have once again appeared in the frozen surface of Lake Baikal in Siberia, as spotted by astronauts aboard the International Space Station this April. News reports described the ice rings as a puzzling phenomenon. But experts say they can explain the mystery, and it's not aliens - methane gas rising from the lake floor represents the likely culprit. "


Source: Yahoo! News | Comments (5)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Ashiene 16 years ago
crop circles must be something similar
Comment icon #2 Posted by Mac E 16 years ago
crop circles must be something similar I don't think crop circles are created by methane and heated water. If it did, the soil would reflect a higher methane content. To my knowledge they don't.
Comment icon #3 Posted by Blueguardian 16 years ago
I doubt methane would create such amazing patterns randomly, and the patterns are perfectly done the crops are bent and not broken.
Comment icon #4 Posted by Ms_Katsipoulis 16 years ago
Point is there is a "phenomenon" and there is an answer like there is for many things out there, leave it to the experts
Comment icon #5 Posted by Lady Amethyst 16 years ago
Most things can form shapes easily in ice than anything else?


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