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Why does the Devil's Tower in Wyoming seem to be a supernatural phenomenon?

The Devil's Tower in Wyoming seems to be a supernatural phenomenon. Locals believe that aliens landed here in 1977. Although scientists are not sure how this monster came into being, they don't think this rock came from another planet.

In Wyoming, USA, there is a very impressive natural landscape, which is called the Devil's Tower. Locals think there are aliens hiding here, while Indians say the Devil's Tower is "the home of bears". What's going on here? In this issue of Unsolved Mysteries of the World, Bian Xiao will take you to see this mysterious Devil's Tower.

The Devil's Tower in Wyoming seems to be a supernatural phenomenon. Locals believe that aliens fell here in 1977. Although scientists are not sure how this monster came into being, they don't think this rock came from another planet.

The Devil's Tower is 264 meters high, 1906 by Theodore? President Roosevelt signed a bill to become the first national memorial. Volcanic neck landform, basalt structure. In the early days, it was a volcano. Later, the surrounding mountain walls were eroded away, leaving only the hard basalt volcanic neck.

The Devil's Tower is a giant, standing on the plains of Wyoming, USA. It is the highest point within dozens of miles of Fiona Fang, Fiona Fang. When the weather is clear, people can see it from 160 kilometers away. Although Bibel Fuhui River is 369 meters high, the Devil's Tower is 264 meters high and 305 meters in diameter from the base, and gradually narrows from bottom to top, with the top diameter of 84 meters.

The Devil Tower is 386 meters high and 1, 558 meters above sea level. The top is 330 meters in diameter and covers an area of more than 6000 square meters. It is the highest point within dozens of kilometers of Fiona Fang, Fiona Fang. It is said that people can see it from 160 kilometers away when the weather is clear.

Fifty or sixty million years ago, the magma in the center of the earth rushed to the surface, but it didn't gush out, and it cooled down and became hard igneous rock. After millions of years of wind and rain, numerous stratigraphic changes and magma pushing, the surrounding soft sedimentary rocks were eroded by weathering rain and gradually disappeared, leaving only hard igneous rocks as the devil's tower. On the other hand, due to the cracks left by magma contraction, many small prisms are formed. At the same time, water seeps into the gaps between columns, expands and contracts with the change of temperature, causing some columns to collapse from the main body of the rock and overflow the tower foundation, forming a rock slope.

Before the arrival of white people, this huge stone, which stands on the Song-Lin Huang and grasslands in the United States, was a sacred stone worshipped by many native American tribes. The magic tower is like an indomitable pillar on the grassland, with a moving momentum. According to Indian legend, the Devil Pagoda is the "home of bears" and Montenegro has always been the home of Indians. Among American Indian tribes, including Alabama, Cheyenne, Crow, Chiowa and Sioux, they have their own legends about this wonder.

The widely circulated legend is that a long time ago, seven little Indian princesses came out to play in this area and suddenly met a black bear. Little girls have nowhere to run. They climbed a huge stump and prayed to God. Suddenly, the stump began to grow. The black bear chased the tree and looked up helplessly, circling around the huge stump, and its claws made deep marks on the stump. This is the reason why huge cracks are left on the bare mountain. Later, the seven little princesses became the Big Dipper in the sky, and the huge stump became the "home of bears" and became the holy land of many local Indian tribes.

When two girls were playing in this bear-infested place, they were set as hunting targets by bears. The girls fled in despair, climbed a rock and prayed to God. In order to save the two girls, God ordered the stone to grow high until the bear could not catch the girls.