By: magic-gigapans
Image: Callan Bentley, Mid-Atlantic Geo-Image Collection
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Uploaded: 14 May 2020
Last Updated: 19 May 2020

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Weathering pits called opferkessel form atop rock exposures due to chemical and physical weathering. They may superficially resemble potholes, but are not caused by vortices of swirling water "drilling" into the rock. The water trapped in the opferkessel may host small ecosystems with surprising organisms.