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Not sure if it's just my browser that was missing them, but the article could've really used some images. You can see the fairy circles in this Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_circle_(Africa) Or this Google Images link: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=namibia+fairy+circle&safe...
Not sure if it's just my browser that was missing them, but the article could've really used some images. You can see the fairy circles in this Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_circle_(Africa) Or this Google Images link: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=namibia+fairy+circle&safe...
You'll have to switch to satellite-view yourself.
The termite theory makes a lot of sense. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_circle_%28Africa%29#Forma...
If you're lazy, click here to see it on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Namibia/@-24.9646371,15.93... You'll have to switch to satellite-view yourself.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Namibia/@-24.9646371,15.93...
Sure looks like Turing patterns that you get with Reaction-Diffusion simulations. See http://pmneila.github.io/jsexp/grayscott/ and select "holes"
Reminds me of the tiny dots/circles that form on the surface after my rice finishes cooking. Can't find a photo of what I mean online though.