Prepare for a frosty phenomenon that’s spinning heads worldwide – the mysterious ice circles! These bizarre formations, resembling gigantic frozen crop circles, have been popping up in water bodies across the globe. From rivers to lakes, these ice circles have left scientists scratching their heads, trying to decipher their peculiar origins. Some theories suggest natural currents and eddies causing the ice to spin, creating these mesmerizing circles. It’s like Mother Nature decided to add a touch of artistic flair to winter, leaving us all in awe of the strange and beautiful mysteries frozen in time. ❄️??
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Penitentes de Aconcagua: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada – https://flic.kr/p/F2B3BQ, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penitentes_de_Aconcagua_-_Flickr_-_Dick_Culbert.jpg
Glacier: David – https://flic.kr/p/4uZH3u, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upsala_Glacier_3.jpg
Diego Torres Silvestre from Sao Paulo, Brazil:
Winter Scenes – https://flic.kr/p/9EfTuj, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winter_Scenes_(5683785766).jpg
Falls at Winter – https://flic.kr/p/8wAcb7, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Falls_at_Winter_(4940663654).jpg
James St. John:
Snow roller – https://flic.kr/p/23JWvd2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snow_roller_(30_January_2014)_(Newark,_Ohio,_USA)_26_(39867333213).jpg
Snow roller – https://flic.kr/p/QA7gL6, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snow_roller_(30_January_2014)_(Newark,_Ohio,_USA)_19_(31891109417).jpg
Penitentes: sergejf – https://flic.kr/p/7zLViv, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penitentes_sailing_away_(4320349211).jpg
IceFlower: Josiah Johnston, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IceFlowerOzarks1b.jpg
CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/:
Needle Ice: Jared Stanley, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Needle_Ice.JPG
Photo winter: Opoja1, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Photo_winter.jpg
Snow rollers: Tom Kredatus, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snow_rollers,_January_29,_2014.jpg
Brenda Armstrong:
Snow Rollers, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snow_Rollers_4.JPG Snow Rollers, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snow_Rollers_1.JPG
Fleur de givre L: Annick MONNIER, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fleur_de_givre_L.jpg
Chlístovice: ŠJů, Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chl%C3%ADstovice,_Vrchlice_pod_kostel%C3%ADkem,_rotuj%C3%ADc%C3%AD_led.jpg
Rio Blanco: Arvaki, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penitentes_Upper_Rio_Blanco_Argentine.jpg
Mount Rainier: Mark Sanderson, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snow_penitentes_Mount_Rainier.JPG
CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/:
Planetary Analogue: ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Planetary_Analogue.jpg
Aghi di ghiaccio: Albarubescens, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aghi_di_ghiaccio.jpg
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Cullman: Dave warren80, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cullman-aerial-real-estate-photography_(21_of_21).1.jpg
Abraham Lake: Jakub Fryš, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Lake_-_Alberta.jpg
Vana-vigala: Ott Jeeser, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vana-vigala_spinning_ice_disk.webm
Needle ice: Wasrts, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Needle_ice_showing_distinct_strands.jpg
Ice Circle: SubArcticGuy, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tsu_Lake_Ice_Circle.jpg
Vigala jääratas: Luc Saffre, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vana-Vigala_j%C3%A4%C3%A4ratas_(Jaanuar_2016)_cropped.jpg
Cm3826:
Pele’s hair, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pele%27s_hair.JPG
Pele’s hair, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pele%27s_hair_and_Pele%27s_tears.jpg
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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