Sunday, November 30, 2003
Speaking of glaciers (see post below), here's a photo I took several years ago of the Potanin Glacier in the Tavan Bogd (Five Gods) Mountains region of Bayan-Olgii Aimag, the western-most province of Mongolia:
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The belief held by many people in the Mongolian countryside that shooting stars make sounds has apparently been confirmed by scientists. See Meteors Go Pop In The Night.