Massive fissure opens up in the Arizona desert

A huge two mile-long crack has been discovered in the desert in Arizona. Drone footage uploaded to YouTube by the Arizona Geological Survey shows the massive fissure splitting the desert's surface in the Tator Hills area of southern Pinal County. The film shows people dwarfed by the crack as they stand next to the edge, while the drone flies over the wide-open fissure which extends farther into the earth then the eye can see. It is the first time that the AZGS has used drone footage to examine fissures in this way. 'AZGS is experimenting with drone technology as a tool for mapping fissures and other surface features, e.g.