Scientists Uncover Secrets of Dead Sea’s Massive Salt Formations
Scientists Uncover Secrets of Dead Sea’s Massive Salt Formations New research spearheaded by UC Santa Barbara mechanical engineering professor Eckart Meiburg, published in the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, sheds light on the mysterious formation of the Dead Sea’s immense salt deposits, known as ‘salt giants’. These colossal structures, potentially kilometers in horizontal span and over a kilometer thick vertically, are crucial to understanding similar geological features worldwide. The Dead Sea, unique as the lowest point on Earth and a…