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A mystery in the world’s oldest desert

12/11/2021 10:00 PM | Click to read full article

Of Namib’s many marvels, one of its most intriguing features and greatest mysteries is a geomorphic phenomenon known as "fairy circles".

Sometimes called "fairy rings", these barren patches of sand encircled by a single species of grass are found throughout the Namib Desert and have baffled experts for decades.

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