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Racetrack The remote Racetrack playa is home to the mysterious moving rocks of Death Valley. The rocks on the dry lake slide in different directions across the dry lake for no apparent reason. Although no one has actually seen the rocks move, it is theorized the movement is due to a combination of rain and high winds creating proper conditions. Also see: The Moving Rocks of the Racetrack Playa Racetrack Satellite Image Death Valley Geology The lakes dissappeared approximately 10,000 years ago when ... Landforms & Erosional Processes A playa is a dry, vegetation-free, flat area at the lowest part of an undrained desert basin... Natural Formations In desert basins, where rivers merge but do not drain... |
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