Antarctica's Fragments of an Ancient Destroyed Planet


	Antarctica's Fragments of an Ancient Destroyed Planet

tabsey

3-17-2008 10:21 AM

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rocks, without, passports

tabsey says:

Looks more like one of those Easter Island statues. Maybe it is just the rocks at that angle.

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