Death Valley, a place in the United States, is a very harsh and terrifying place. It has the second highest temperature observation record on the planet, with a maximum temperature of 57 degrees Celsius. Death Valley, as its name suggests, once plundered countless lives. It is said that in the winter of 1849, a gold rushing team crossed the valley. Because it could not withstand the harsh climate here, most people were killed, hence the name of Death Valley. Death Valley is one of the hottest places in the world, but at night it is very cold and sometimes it encounters storms.
In addition to the harsh climate and living environment, the human hell in Death Valley also has many uncertain organisms. If you are bitten, there may be only a pile of bones left in no time. People dare to explore what these organisms are, even those with a strong desire to explore, have not thought about contacting these unknown organisms in the past.
However, it is strange that the Valley of the Dead turned out to be a "great paradise" for beasts, because there are more than 300 species of birds, more than 2,000 wild asses, and more than 20 types of snakes; it is really hard to believe that at such high temperatures, How do these animals survive under such harsh conditions? Some people may think that there is no hole in the other side of Death Valley! There are many other names in the Valley of the Dead, such as the Dead Crater, Dry Bone Valley, and Funeral Hill. This place is located in the desert valley of California in the United States. It faces the Sierra Nevada in the east, 225 kilometers long, 6-26 kilometers wide, and has an area of 1408 Square kilometers, cliffs on both sides of the canyon, the terrain is very dangerous.
About three million years ago, this place in the Death Valley, the United States, was caused by the gravity of the earth that crushed the crust into huge rock blocks. At that time, some rock blocks protruded into mountains, and some tilted into valleys. Until the Ice Age, mountains of lakes poured in. Low terrain, drowning the entire pelvic floor, and then after millions of years of flame-like hardships, this great salt lake left over from the ancient century finally dried up, and there is such a strange phenomenon in the valley of the dead.
It is said that the huge rocks there will slowly move on their own, leaving a long trajectory on the dry lake bed, because this strange phenomenon has troubled scientists for decades. But the mystery was later revealed. The reason for the stone's movement was from the strong currents blowing in the lake in the winter. The current caused by the strong wind can reach two meters per second, which is enough to move the stone. In addition, there is another movement of the stone. The important factor is (microbiota). The microbiota is composed of cyanobacteria single-cell algae and other small organisms. They secrete smooth substances and fall off to form sedimentary sludge, which provides a smooth movement platform for boulders. This is also used by scientists. It took decades to find out why the stones moved by themselves.
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