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.

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.

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

A man looking at Google Earth came across a shocking discovery in the Australian outback. Earlier in the year, a caver was checking through satellite images of Nullarbor Plain, in southern Australia, and found a 'mysterious scar' drilled into the landscape.

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.

A man using Google Earth made an incredible discovery in the remote Australian Outback, uncovering the path of a powerful tornado etched into the landscape. The “scar” was found on the Nullarbor Plain in southern Australia and is a staggering seven miles long and up to 273 yards wide.

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.