Something tore up the ground across the Nullarbor Plain, leaving a distinctive mark on the landscape. Scientists finally figured it out.

Earlier this year, a caver was poring over satellite images of the Nullarbor Plain when he came across something unexpected: an enormous, mysterious scar etched into the barren landscape.

Man Browsing Google Maps Finds on Strange Scar in Australian Outback, Left Scientists Surprised While browsing Google Maps of the Nullarbor Plain in Southern Australia, in an attempt to find caves and karsts a man stumbled upon the image of a unique scar pattern in the southern Australian outback.

After the caver noticed a giant gash across a barren landscape, scientists discovered it was created by a ferocious tornado that no-one knew had occurred.

A man browsing Google Maps of the Nullarbor Plain in Southern Australia stumbled upon a strange "scar" pattern, prompting further investigation by scientists. People have discovered all sorts of oddities while browsing through Google Maps,

A caver was searching Google Earth images of the Australian outback and was surprised to stumble across a mysterious scar scored into the land. After some investigating, scientists found that the scar spotted on the Nullarbor Plain in southern Australia was caused by a strong tornado.