article_snippet.sent: Found in Namibia, Desert fairy circles are large barren patches of earth measuring anywhere between 10ft and 65
article_snippet.sent: ft in diameter (three metres to 20 metres) that are ringed by short grass dotting the scrub land like craters on the moon, or big freckles.
article_snippet.sent: Found in Namibia, they are large barren patches of earth ringed by short grass dotting the desert like craters on the moon, or big freckles .
article_snippet.sent: Huge swathes of grassland in Namibia is covered with mysterious vegetation-free patches that have been baffling scientists for decades.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Getzin's team was joined by experts from Göttingen in Germany, Italy and Israel who studied aerial images of the circles in north west Namibia to pinpoint the location and distribution of the barren patches within the surrounding landscape.
article_snippet.sent: Using statistical methods, German researchers found that the circles in north west Namibia are distributed regularly across large areas.
article_snippet.sent: The scientists found that similar patterns emerged on the screen to those recorded in Namibia.