Mysterious Fissure Splits Ground in Mexico

A Massive crack tore through more than a half-mile of ground in northern Mexico, according to numerous local reports. Now experts are struggling to explain what caused it and if it is a threat to public safety.

The mysterious trench in question is up-to nearly 16 feet across at its thickets, and stretches for nearly half a mile according to Sky News, one of the first to report this unusual geological event.

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CrazyNeutrino said:

Mysterious Fissure Splits Ground in Mexico

A Massive crack tore through more than a half-mile of ground in northern Mexico, according to numerous local reports. Now experts are struggling to explain what caused it and if it is a threat to public safety.

The mysterious trench in question is up-to nearly 16 feet across at its thickets, and stretches for nearly half a mile according to Sky News, one of the first to report this unusual geological event.

more…

I’m wondering how the thickets survived the cracking.

CrazyNeutrino said:

Mysterious Fissure Splits Ground in Mexico

A Massive crack tore through more than a half-mile of ground in northern Mexico, according to numerous local reports. Now experts are struggling to explain what caused it and if it is a threat to public safety.

The mysterious trench in question is up-to nearly 16 feet across at its thickets, and stretches for nearly half a mile according to Sky News, one of the first to report this unusual geological event.

more…

Looks like rain damage where the surface clays are harder than the soil immediately below. Once the surface is breached, erosion occurs from underneath the hard layer, until it collapses. Not a particularly uncommon phenomenon.

Michael V said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

Mysterious Fissure Splits Ground in Mexico

A Massive crack tore through more than a half-mile of ground in northern Mexico, according to numerous local reports. Now experts are struggling to explain what caused it and if it is a threat to public safety.

The mysterious trench in question is up-to nearly 16 feet across at its thickets, and stretches for nearly half a mile according to Sky News, one of the first to report this unusual geological event.

more…

Looks like rain damage where the surface clays are harder than the soil immediately below. Once the surface is breached, erosion occurs from underneath the hard layer, until it collapses. Not a particularly uncommon phenomenon.

Happens in small experiments here, quite often.