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Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

A panoramic drone photo taken on Nov. 2, 2024 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Lang Bingbing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Tourists visit the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province on Nov. 2, 2024. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 2, 2024 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Lang Bingbing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Tourists visit the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province on Nov. 2, 2024. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Yang Zhiqiang, a cultural relics restorer of Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute, carries out protection and restoration work at a cave of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province on Nov. 2, 2024. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Mu Changyou, a cultural relics restorer of Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute, checks a statue at a cave of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province on Nov. 2, 2024. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 2, 2024 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

Dong Guangqiang, director of the digital center of Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute, checks the mural sculptures at the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province on Nov. 2, 2024. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Millennium-Old Maijishan Grottoes - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 2, 2024 shows a view of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Maiji District of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. The Maiji Mountain Grottoes is one of the four most famous grottoes in China. In the past three years, 29 caves here have been protected and reinforced as Maiji Mountain Grottoes art institute and other cultural relics protection organizations have employed scientific and technological methods to ensure the grottoes remain well-preserved. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Bin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cave On The Moon Could Be A Future Base

Hand out photo shows the Mare Tranquillitatis pit as seen by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Radar data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed what they think may be the deepest known cave on the moon, with a "skylight" entrance 330 feet (100 meters) wide. The cave, which could potentially be a location for a future moon base, is in Mare Tranquillitatis—Latin for Sea of Tranquility—close to the landing spot of Apollo 11, the first mission to land people on the moon 55 years ago this week. Researchers at the University of Trento in Italy have revealed more about Mare Tranquillitatis Pit in a paper published on Monday July 15, 2024 in Nature Astronomy. It is one of about 200 on the moon. A pit is an opening on the lunar surface that could be an entrance to a cave or lava tube. The latter forms when underground rivers of lava empty out. Pits are believed to form when parts of a lava tube's ceiling collapse, and those that directly expose the interior are called skylights. About 16 of the 200

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Cave On The Moon Could Be A Future Base

Hand out photo shows the Mare Tranquillitatis pit as seen by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Radar data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed what they think may be the deepest known cave on the moon, with a "skylight" entrance 330 feet (100 meters) wide. The cave, which could potentially be a location for a future moon base, is in Mare Tranquillitatis—Latin for Sea of Tranquility—close to the landing spot of Apollo 11, the first mission to land people on the moon 55 years ago this week. Researchers at the University of Trento in Italy have revealed more about Mare Tranquillitatis Pit in a paper published on Monday July 15, 2024 in Nature Astronomy. It is one of about 200 on the moon. A pit is an opening on the lunar surface that could be an entrance to a cave or lava tube. The latter forms when underground rivers of lava empty out. Pits are believed to form when parts of a lava tube's ceiling collapse, and those that directly expose the interior are called skylights. About 16 of the 200

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Car Wash near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the world famous Cenote Dos Ojos near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Ponderosa near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the world famous Cenote Dos Ojos near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the world famous Cenote Dos Ojos near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the world famous Cenote Dos Ojos near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the world famous Cenote Dos Ojos near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Ponderosa near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Car Wash near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Car Wash near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Car Wash near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Car Wash near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Ponderosa near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Car Wash near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Ponderosa near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Ponderosa near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Ponderosa near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the world famous Cenote Dos Ojos near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Ponderosa near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the Cenote Ponderosa near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scuba Diving In World Famous Cenotes In Tulum - Mexico

Scuba divers inside the world famous Cenote Dos Ojos near Tulum, Mexico on February 2024. A cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with fresh water. The term originated on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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