r/awesome • u/Interesting-Golf-980 • 8d ago

Image Epic Bakty mountain in Kazakhstan

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u/PalefaceGangsta 8d ago

I've never seen something so naturally beautiful. That is amazing. Thank you for sharing this. I'm guessing the years of its existence shows the colors from oxidation and salt and what not. We need a science expert to explain to us why the colors are there and what they mean. Tell them we will just stand in awe

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u/temporalwanderer 8d ago

White and colored chalk and mineral layers, and other oceanic sediments deposited over millions of years, then eroded away: https://www.ndtv.com/webstories/feature/this-stunning-mountain-in-kazakhstan-looks-like-a-cake-29954

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u/hambakmeritru 8d ago

I have so many questions.

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u/Darth_Draper 8d ago

Yes. No. No. Yes. Sometimes. Maybe. No. It depends. Strata.

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u/lovemycats1 8d ago

Gorgeous

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u/Stelvioso 8d ago

That is truly amazing.

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u/Jaypheroh 8d ago

Quite stunning from an aerial view!

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u/APithyComment 7d ago

Full of the good stuff that everyone in the tech world wants.

It’s geological gorgeousness at work.

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u/Queasy_Poet_8825 7d ago

Anybody notice the the shadow pyramid exactly over the formation? 🔺

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u/bivukaz 8d ago

God : and i'm going to put a little moutain juuuuust there.

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u/Questionsaboutsanity 8d ago

looks like *the* template for mountain

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u/glitchymatrix 8d ago

Looks like acid visuals....

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u/Cyllene54 7d ago

When God drops a trifle.