While casually exploring Google Earth, a caver studying Australia’s Nullarbor Plain stumbled upon something extraordinary. What initially looked like a minor blemish on the landscape turned out to be an enormous scar—11 kilometers long and 250 meters wide—etched across one of the most remote regions on the continent.
The unexpected discovery immediately caught the attention of scientists and sparked new research into extreme weather events in areas so isolated they’re rarely observed firsthand.
