Video: ‘Tiny’ ice disks spotted on Maine lake
The unique formations appeared on the surface of Lake Wassookeag in Dexter.
Winter phenomena are well underway in Maine. First, a floating disk of ice appeared in a northern Maine river last week, harkening back to the eerily perfect frozen circle that spun in Westbrook in January. Now, smaller rings of ice have captured attention for dotting the surface of Lake Wassookeag in Dexter.
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Monica Lynn shared a video of the unique formations on Facebook on Monday.
“A lot of the million tiny ice disks morphed into lots of fun shapes and it’s still pretty cool,” she wrote.
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Scientists from the University of Maine and University of Southern Maine told WMTW the ice structures were likely formed by gas from decomposing sediments on the bottom of the lake bubbling up to the surface.
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