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There is a little-known valley in the Libyan desert known as the Valley of the Planets where rocks take on spherical and disc-shaped forms. (thebrainchamber.com)

submitted 5 months ago by FlyingSquid to c/interestingasfuck

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Unfortunately, I can't find much more reliable information on the area. It's apparently also known as Wan Tkufi and Karakeb.

I'd love to know the geological reason for this if anyone knows it.

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[–] FlyingSquid 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That makes a lot more sense than the 'living stones' stuff they were claiming. I didn't buy that at all.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter 5 points 5 months ago

The author seems a bit confused (or is AI?)- the living stones (trovants) are a totally separate thing, and are pretty much only found in Romania. That picture with the stones with grass around them is of trovants in Romania: https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/trovants.htm They are "living" in that they have a chemical composition that is effected by rain water and makes them do strange, but scientifically explainable things.

The picture of the orange spherical rock on a gray cement looking pedestal is in Bolivia and seems to have been scraped from twitter: https://x.com/ottavaldez/status/1374235419013959681